• PEOPLE NAME: NKORO OF NIGERIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Ijaw

Language: Nkoroo - (nkx)

Alternate Name(s): Eastern Ijaw

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 9,900

Global Population: 9,900


PEID: 14033

ROP: 107359

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Nkoro of Nigeria, numbering 9,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Ijaw people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Nkoroo. The primary religion practiced by the Nkoro is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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