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People group profile · PG014015

The Ndoe of Nigeria

The Ndoe of Nigeria, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the most linguistically divergent member of the Ekoid language group, a little-documented Cross River people of southeastern Nigeria whose language remains among the least studied in the region.

They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Ndoe.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Ndoe people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ndoe

Fast facts

Country
Nigeria
Population
15,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Benue
Primary language
Ndoe (nbb)
Primary religion
Protestantism
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

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ndoe 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 Ndoe

  • 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

Protestantism · Christianity

75% adherents

Primary language

Ndoe · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Ndoe

Gospel resources in Ndoe

  • 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 Ndoe

  1. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  2. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  3. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  4. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.

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