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The Kamwe of Nigeria

The Kamwe of Nigeria, numbering approximately 691,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chadic ethnic group indigenous to the Adamawa and Borno states in Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kamwe is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Kamwe (hig)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 691,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013901
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Pray for the Kamwe of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

49%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kamwe
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Kamwe Speakers

Media Resources in Kamwe:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kamwe:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kamwe bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kamwe 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 Kamwe:
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 Kamwe of Nigeria

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Kamwe Across Countries (ROP3 - 104546) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
KamwePG012632KamweCameroon12,500Engaged yet UnreachedKamweAnimism
KamwePG013901KamweNigeria691,000No Longer UnreachedKamweEthnoreligion

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