Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Zibinju - (jmb)

Alternate Name(s): Jimbinawa, Zumbun

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 4,700

Global Population: 4,700

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Jimbin of Nigeria, numbering 4,700, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Zibinju. The primary religion practiced by the Jimbin is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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