• PEOPLE NAME: LIMBA OF SIERRA LEONE

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Atlantic

Language: West-Central Limba - (lia)

Alternate Name(s): Yimba, Yumba

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Sierra Leone

Also found in: Guinea

Population: 508,000

Global Population: 517,100


PEID: 14287

ROP: 111065

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Limba of Sierra Leone, numbering 508,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Atlantic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 517,100 in 2 countries. Their primary language is West-Central Limba. The primary religion practiced by the Limba is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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