People group profile · PG013968
The Longuda of Nigeria
The Longuda of Nigeria, numbering about 116,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are Nigeria's only known matrilineal tribe, tracing clan membership through the mother's line, whose oral tradition claims Yemeni origins alongside the Kanuri before settling the hills of the Longuda Plateau in Adamawa and Gombe states.
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 Longuda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 116,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Longuda (lnu)
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Adamawa: Guyuk LGA; Gombe: Balanga LGA
Where they live
Gospel status
The Longuda 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 Longuda
- 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
Longuda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Longuda
Gospel resources in Longuda
- Bible available, published 1978
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Longuda)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Longuda
- 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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