People group profile · PG013811
The Guduf of Nigeria
The Guduf of Nigeria, numbering about 114,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people group indigenous to the Borno state of northeastern Nigeria.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Guduf-Gava.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 114,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Guduf-Gava (gdf)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Borno: Gwoza LGA, mainly Cikide, Gava, and Guduf
Where they live
Gospel status
The Guduf 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 Guduf
- 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
Primary language
Guduf-Gava · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Guduf-Gava
Gospel resources in Guduf-Gava
- Bible available, published 1966
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Gavva)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Guduf
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Guduf in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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