People group profile · PG013916
The Kinuku of Nigeria
The Kinuku of Nigeria, numbering about 3,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Kainji-speaking people of Saminaka in Kaduna State, Nigeria, one of the numerous minority language communities scattered across Nigeria's Middle Belt.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Kinuku.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 3,100
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Kinuku (kkd)
- 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
- Kaduna state: Saminaka LGA, 7 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kinuku 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 Kinuku
- 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
85% adherents
Primary language
Kinuku · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kinuku
Gospel resources in Kinuku
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kinuku
- 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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