• PEOPLE NAME: NYOLE OF UGANDA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes

Language: Nyole - (nuj)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Uganda

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Population: 675,000

Global Population: 675,000


PEID: 15126

ROP: 107565

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Nyole of Uganda, numbering 675,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Uganda. Their primary language is Nyole. The primary religion practiced by the Nyole is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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