Shama in Nigeria

The Shama have only been reported in Nigeria
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People Name General Shama
People Name in Country Shama
Alternate Names
Population this Country 9,900
Population all Countries 9,900
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14889
ROP3 Code 108905
ROP25 Code 307427
ROP25 Name Shama
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 Niger state: Rafi and Mariga LGAs; Kaduna state: Birnin Gwari 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 Niger state: Rafi and Mariga LGAs; Kaduna state: Birnin Gwari LGA..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.50 %)
10.00 %
Ethnic Religions
70.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
20.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Shama-Sambuga (9,900 speakers)
Language Code sqa   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Shama
Dialect Code 16587   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Shama-Sambuga (9,900 speakers)
Language Code sqa   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Shama
Dialect Code 16587   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Shama-Sambuga

Primary Language:  Shama-Sambuga

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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