People group profile · PG013624
The Aduge of Nigeria
The Aduge of Nigeria, numbering about 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria.
They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Aduge.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 4,400
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Aduge (adu)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Kogi: Ijumu and Okehi LGAs; Edo: Akoko-Edo LGA
Where they live
Gospel status
The Aduge are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Aduge
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
73% adherents
Primary language
Aduge · Bookkeeping family
100% speak Aduge
Gospel resources in Aduge
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Aduge
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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