People group profile · PG013664
The Bandawa-Minda of Nigeria
The Bandawa-Minda of Nigeria, numbering about 38,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Jukunoid people of Taraba State's Benue River floodplain in Nigeria, historically bound for centuries to the neighboring Jen people in an unusually close relationship.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Shoo-Minda-Nye.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 38,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Shoo-Minda-Nye (bcv)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bandawa-Minda 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 Bandawa-Minda
- 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
98% adherents
Primary language
Shoo-Minda-Nye · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Shoo-Minda-Nye
Gospel resources in Shoo-Minda-Nye
- Bible not available
- 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 Bandawa-Minda
- 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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