• PEOPLE NAME: YEKHEE OF NIGERIA


PEID: 14187

ROP: 111021

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Etsako - (ets)

Alternate Name(s): Etsako, Iyekage, Afenmai, Etsakor

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 557,000

Global Population: 557,000


PEID: 14187

ROP: 111021

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Yekhee of Nigeria, numbering 557,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Etsako. The primary religion practiced by the Yekhee 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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