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People group profile · PG013364

The Nawuri of Ghana

The Nawuri of Ghana, numbering about 18,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Ghana.

They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Nawuri.

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Fast facts

Country
Ghana
Population
18,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Guinean
Primary language
Nawuri (naw)
Primary religion
Folk Islam
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Minimally Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa
Location
Northern and Volta regions: Lake Volta, mostly Oti river west bank branch, northeast of Katiajeli

Where they live

Gospel status

The Nawuri are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Nawuri

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Folk Islam · Islam

Primary language

Nawuri · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Nawuri

Gospel resources in Nawuri

  • Bible available, published 2013
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Nawuri

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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