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People group profile · PG023179

The Karim-Maudi of Nigeria

The Karim-Maudi of Nigeria, numbering about 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of central Nigeria's Karim-Lamido region whose communities share a distinct Karimjo identity shaped by clan traditions, local chiefdoms, and longstanding ties to the Middle Benue valley.

They are an indigenous people in the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Como Karim.

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Fast facts

Country
Nigeria
Population
12,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary language
Como Karim (cfg)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
15% or Greater but Less than 20%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Karim-Maudi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

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

Next steps for the Karim-Maudi

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

87% adherents

Primary language

Como Karim · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Como Karim

Gospel resources in Como Karim

  • 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 Karim-Maudi

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

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