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.
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 | 131,000 |
Population all Countries | 131,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 5 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 5 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 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 %
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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 (131,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hwo Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Hwana (131,000 speakers) |
Language Code | hwo Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Hwana |
Primary Language: Hwana
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2013) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Hwana | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |