Fiterya, Hwana in Nigeria

The Fiterya, Hwana have only been reported in Nigeria
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Hwana, or Hona people, as their name is sometimes spelled, live in a rural area where they make their livelihood through the keeping of small farms. Christian influence came into the area in 1923 with 92 percent claiming some church affiliation. With the positive response to the printing of the Gospel of Luke and the "JESUS" film, the Christian community is eager for more Scripture in their mother tongue language. When Jesus walked into their village by means of a movie screen, Hwana believers were shocked! How did He learn their language? The film made the Gospel real. It made Hwana speakers hungry for more of God's personal message to them.

Despite the fact that most of the Hwana population affiliate with Christian churches, many don't understand what they profess to believe. Church meetings, readings and prayers have always been in another language. For that reason, many didn't know that God could understand the language of their hearts! Now that they have tasted the Word for themselves, they are eager to feed regularly on the savory Bread of Life.


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Scripture Prayers for the Fiterya, Hwana in Nigeria.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Fiterya, Hwana
People Name in Country Fiterya, Hwana
Alternate Names Fiterya; Hwana; Whana
Population this Country 232,000
Population all Countries 232,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 11213
ROP3 Code 103030
Country Nigeria
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 6  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Adamawa state: Hong LGA. Borno state: Shani LGA. Most in Gombi LGA of Adamawa State. Also found in Song LGA of Adamawa state.   Source:  Field source
Country Nigeria
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 6  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Adamawa state: Hong LGA. Borno state: Shani LGA. Most in Gombi LGA of Adamawa State. Also found in Song LGA of Adamawa state..   Source:  Field source

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 15.00 %)
93.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
5.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Hwana (232,000 speakers)
Language Code hwo   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Hwana (232,000 speakers)
Language Code hwo   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Hwana

Primary Language:  Hwana

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2013-2023)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Hwana Jesus Film Project
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Hwana YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Hwana YouVersion Bibles
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