Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Tyap - (kcg)

Alternate Name(s): Tyap, Kataf-Katab

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 271,000

Global Population: 271,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Katab of Nigeria, numbering 271,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Tyap. The primary religion practiced by the Katab 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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