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The Kyangawa of Nigeria

The Kyangawa of Nigeria, numbering approximately 18,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Nigeria, Kebbi state, Geshuru, Kaele, Saufu, and Tuni villages west of Illo; Boko villages of Maze, Samia, Baikinrua, Pisa. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Kyanga is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Kyangawa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Kyanga (tye)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 18,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG025090
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

60%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kyanga
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Kyanga Speakers

Media Resources in Kyanga:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Kyanga:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
SIM Nigeria✓
SIM Nigeria 2017✓✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Kyanga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kyangawa 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 Kyangawa:
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 Kyangawa of Nigeria

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Tyenga Across Countries (ROP3 - 110343) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CenkaPG012313CenkaBenin3,000Engaged yet UnreachedKyangaAnimism
KyangawaPG025090KyangawaNigeria18,500Engaged yet UnreachedKyangaFolk Islam

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