• PEOPLE NAME: NAGO OF BENIN


PEID: 12344

ROP: 107016

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Yoruba

Language: Southern Nago - (nqg)

Alternate Name(s): Nagot, Ede Nago

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Benin

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Population: 425,000

Global Population: 425,000


PEID: 12344

ROP: 107016

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Nago of Benin, numbering 425,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Yoruba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Benin. Their primary language is Southern Nago. The primary religion practiced by the Nago is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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