People group profile · PG013660
The Bali of Nigeria
The Bali of Nigeria, numbering about 5,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Niger-Congo-speaking community of Nigeria's Adamawa State, settled along the Jalingo road roughly 30 kilometers from Numan, whose language is known variously as Bali, Bibaali, or Maya among neighboring peoples of the middle Benue river region.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bali (Nigeria).
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 5,300
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Bali (Nigeria) (bcn)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Adamawa: Demsa and Numan LGAs, at Bali on Jalingo road
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bali 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 Bali
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Bali (Nigeria) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Bali (Nigeria)
Gospel resources in Bali (Nigeria)
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bali
- 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.
- 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.
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