• PEOPLE NAME: ABONG OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 14302

ROP: 100023

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Abon - (abo)

Alternate Name(s): Abong

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 2,200

Global Population: 2,200


PEID: 14302

ROP: 100023

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Abong of Nigeria, numbering 2,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Abon. The primary religion practiced by the Abong is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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