People group profile · PG013784
The Fyam of Nigeria
The Fyam of Nigeria, numbering about 27,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Jos Plateau people of Nigeria centered on Gindiri in Plateau State's Mangu LGA, whose ancestors left the Gobir Kingdom during the reign of Bawa Jangwarzo in the late 1700s and split into settlements at Tulai and the Bokkos area.
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 Fyam.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 27,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Fyam (pym)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fyam are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Fyam
- 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
10% adherents
Primary language
Fyam · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Fyam
Gospel resources in Fyam
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Pyam)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fyam
- 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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