• PEOPLE NAME: IK OF UGANDA

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PEID: 43172

ROP: 109982

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Khoisan

Language: Ik - (ikx)

Alternate Name(s): Teuso

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Uganda

Also found in: Kenya

Population: 10,500

Global Population: 12,300


PEID: 43172

ROP: 109982

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Ik of Uganda, numbering 10,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Khoisan people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ik. The primary religion practiced by the Ik is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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