People group profile · PG013716
The Cham-Mwana of Nigeria
The Cham-Mwana of Nigeria, numbering about 56,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Adamawa-speaking agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria whose identity is rooted in the Cham language, kinship-based communities, farming livelihoods, and distinctive terracotta pottery and ritual traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Dijim-Bwilim.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 56,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Dijim-Bwilim (cfa)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Adamawa: Lamurde LGA; Gombe: Balanga and Kaltungo LGAs
Where they live
Gospel status
The Cham-Mwana are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Cham-Mwana
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Dijim-Bwilim · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Dijim-Bwilim
Gospel resources in Dijim-Bwilim
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dijim (Cham))
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Cham-Mwana
- 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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