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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mumuye of Nigeria

The Mumuye of Nigeria, numbering approximately 901,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Nigeria They are an Indigenous people, with Mumuye as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Mumuye.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Mumuye (mzm)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 901,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014006
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

76%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mumuye
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

95%
%
Mumuye Speakers

Media Resources in Mumuye:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Mumuye:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mumuye bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mumuye 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 Mumuye:
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 Mumuye 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 kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Mumuye Across Countries (ROP3 - 106891) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
MumuyePG014006MumuyeNigeria901,000No Longer UnreachedMumuyeAnimism
MumuyePG012710MumuyeCameroon15,500Engaged yet UnreachedMumuyeFolk Islam

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