Izhi in Nigeria

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

Introduction / History

People who speak three closely related languages Izii, Ezaa and Ikwo live in fertile southeastern Nigeria. The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today's inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques more than a thousand years ago. The creativity and technical skill demonstrated by those early African metal crafters is recognized as among the finest in the history of the world.

More than a half-million people — living within one of the most linguistically diverse nations on earth — are about to receive the entire Bible for the first time! In 1980, the Izii, Ezaa and Ikwo people received their New Testaments and there was a trial edition of the Old Testament, but not the checked and edited final version. Then they promptly set to work on the Old Testament. Local churches were not about to settle for less. But twenty years of hard work, delays and setbacks will soon fade into history, as translators make final corrections. The complete Izii Bibles was distributed in 2012.

The Izii live in southeastern Nigeria where Igbo is the language used for communication outside their own language group. English is used as the International language and for higher education. While education is free including university, nationally fewer than one-third of the population attend high school, though higher in the southeast.


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Scripture Prayers for the Izhi in Nigeria.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Izhi
People Name in Country Izhi
Alternate Names Izi; Izzi
Population this Country 726,000
Population all Countries 726,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 12305
ROP3 Code 104137
ROP25 Code 303293
ROP25 Name Izzi (Izii, Izi)
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 Ebonyi state: Izzi, Abakaliki, and Ebonyi LGAs; Benue state: Ado LGA; Cross River state: Yala LGA.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
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 Ebonyi state: Izzi, Abakaliki, and Ebonyi LGAs; Benue state: Ado LGA; Cross River state: Yala LGA..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 33.00 %)
98.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Izii (726,000 speakers)
Language Code izz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Izii (726,000 speakers)
Language Code izz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Izii
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