Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Hyam - (jab)

Alternate Name(s): Zhire, Ham, Hyam

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 396,000

Global Population: 396,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Hyam of Nigeria, numbering 396,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Hyam. The primary religion practiced by the Hyam is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.

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