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The Kanufi of Nigeria

The Kanufi of Nigeria, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a small ethnic group living today in the Jema'a District of Jema'a Division of Kaduna State in Nigeria (Olson 1996, p and can also be known as [no data].
They are an Indigenous people, with Kanufi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples.
Their primary religion is Animism.
They primarily speak Kanufi.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Kanufi are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Kanufi 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.

No longer Unreached

The Kanufi 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.

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readRevelation 21:4

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