People group profile · PG013614
The Yerwa Kanuri of Niger
The Yerwa Kanuri of Niger, numbering about 238,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kanuri ethnic group indigenous to the Borno and Yobe states of northeastern Nigeria.
They are a diaspora people in the Kanuri-Saharan people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Central Kanuri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 238,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kanuri-Saharan
- Primary language
- Central Kanuri (knc)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Borno: Bama, Gwoza, Kaga, Konduga, Kukawa, Maiduguri, Monguno, and Ngala LGAs; Gombe: 1 enclave in each of Akko, Kwami, and Yamaltu-Deba LGAs; Yobe: Damaturu, Fika, Fune, Geidam, Gujba, and Nguru LGAs
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yerwa Kanuri are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yerwa Kanuri
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Central Kanuri · Saharan family
100% speak Central Kanuri
Gospel resources in Central Kanuri
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kanuri, Yerwa)
Bibles
- 1997 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yerwa Kanuri
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Yerwa Kanuri in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerwa Kanuri | Nigeria | 8,745,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kanuri | Sudan | 497,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Chad | 292,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Cameroon | 191,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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