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The Buduma of Nigeria

The Buduma of Nigeria, numbering approximately 6,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Lake Chad region of Chad, Cameroon, and Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Buduma is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Buduma (bdm)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 6,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013698
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Buduma
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Buduma Speakers

Media Resources in Buduma:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Buduma:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Buduma are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Buduma:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Buduma of Nigeria

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Buduma Across Countries (ROP3 - 101697) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
BudumaPG013596BudumaNiger15,000Unengaged and UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
BudumaPG011330BudumaChad169,000Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
BudumaPG012557BudumaCameroon500Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
BudumaPG013698BudumaNigeria6,400Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam

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