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The Kanam of Nigeria

The Kanam of Nigeria, numbering approximately 3,700 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria and can also be known as Koenoem.
They are an Indigenous people, with Koenoem / Kanam as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African.
Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism.
They primarily speak Koenoem.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Kanam 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 Kanam 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 Kanam 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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In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

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read2 Corinthians 5:20

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