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The Lam-nso of Nigeria

The Lam-nso of Nigeria, numbering approximately 7,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Northwest Region of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Animism and Lamnso' is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Lamnso' (lns)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 7,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014395
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

78%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lamnso'
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lamnso' Speakers

Media Resources in Lamnso':

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Lamnso':

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2014 Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy (CABTAL)✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Lamnso' bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lam-nso 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 Lam-nso:
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 Lam-nso of Nigeria

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Nso Across Countries (ROP3 - 107485) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NsoPG012753NsoCameroon409,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamnso'Roman Catholicism
Lam-nsoPG014395Lam-nsoNigeria7,200No Longer UnreachedLamnso'Animism

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