• PEOPLE NAME: DUWAI OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13751

ROP: 102795

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Duwai - (dbp)

Alternate Name(s): Eastern Bade

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 20,000

Global Population: 20,000


PEID: 13751

ROP: 102795

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Duwai of Nigeria, numbering 20,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Duwai. The primary religion practiced by the Duwai is Folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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