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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nupe of Nigeria

The Nupe of Nigeria, numbering approximately 2,070,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the largest ethnic group of Nigeria's North Central region, whose Nupe Kingdom emerged under the Igala conqueror Tsoede, was conquered by Fulani forces around 1806 and reorganized as an emirate, with Emir Usman Zaki founding Bida as its capital in 1835. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Nupe-Nupe-Tako is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nupe

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Nupe
Primary Language(s): Nupe-Nupe-Tako (nup)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 2,070,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014044
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

94%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nupe-Nupe-Tako
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nupe-Nupe-Tako Speakers

Media Resources in Nupe-Nupe-Tako:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Nupe-Nupe-Tako:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1989 Bible Society of Nigeria✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nupe-Nupe-Tako bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Nupe are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Nupe:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Nupe of Nigeria

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Nupe Across Countries (ROP3 - 107516) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NupePG014044NupeNigeria2,070,000No Longer UnreachedNupe-Nupe-TakoFolk Islam

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