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The Jarawan-Gar of Nigeria

The Jarawan-Gar of Nigeria, numbering approximately 37,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Guruntum-Mbaaru is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Jarawan-Gar

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Guruntum-Mbaaru (grd)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 37,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG025085

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

91%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guruntum-Mbaaru
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Guruntum-Mbaaru Speakers

Media Resources in Guruntum-Mbaaru:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Guruntum-Mbaaru:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Jarawan-Gar 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 Jarawan-Gar:
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 Jarawan-Gar of Nigeria

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Jarawan-Gar Across Countries (ROP3 - 114600) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Jarawan-GarPG025085Jarawan-GarNigeria37,500No Longer UnreachedGuruntum-MbaaruFolk Islam

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