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People group profile · PG014393

The Kyak of Nigeria

The Kyak of Nigeria, numbering about 11,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Nigeria.

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 Kyak.

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Fast facts

Country
Nigeria
Population
11,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary language
Kyak (bka)
Primary religion
Animism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa
Location
Adamawa: Lamurda LGA small area; Gombe: Balanga LGA; Taraba: Karim Lamido LGA

Where they live

Gospel status

The Kyak are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Kyak

  • 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

Kyak · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Kyak

Gospel resources in Kyak

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Kyak

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

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