Nyankpa in Nigeria

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

Introduction / History

The Nyenkpa live in Nassarawa State, in the north-eastern part of Karu Local Government Area (LGA), as well as in Kaduna State, in the southern part of Jema 'a LGA. Tracing their origin, the people reported that their ancestors migrated from a part of present-day Bauchi State to Darigo in Jema 'a LGA before moving to their current different settlements centered around Darigo.

The population consists of four sub-groups, namely Nyenkpa Mgbe, Nyenkpa Jung, Nyenkpa Jira and Nyenkpa Gbom, but all speak the same language, Nyenkpa. Their name, Nyenkpa, means "one who knows leaves." Primarily, the people are subsistence farmers, raising livestock and crops. Their major crops include guinea corn, yams, cassava, maize, rice, sweet potatoes, hungry rice (acha), millet, ginger, cocoyams and palm products. Apart from farming, some engage in hunting, fishing, tapping palm-wine, brewing guinea-corn wine, weaving, carpentry, bricklaying and civil service to earn a living.

Most of the people are reported to be Christians, with only a small number practicing African Traditional Religion or Islam. Community-wide projects such as road maintenance, building of wells, schools and wooden bridges are common within the area. Despite using Hausa as a language of wider communication (LWC), the Nyenkpa affirmed their language as superior over Hausa within the area.

Some Nyenkpa, especially the youths, are literate in English and Hausa, both being the languages of instruction in schools. Literature in the LWCs is available and used. One pastor claimed that there are songs and liturgical materials written in Nyenkpa. Passionate about learning to read and write in Nyenkpa, their heart language, the people officially inaugurated the Nyenkpa Language Project in October 2009, which published primers to commence the literacy programme sometime in 2010.

Church services are mostly conducted in Hausa. When asked: "What do you think about the use of the local language in church?" one church leader said "It is a good thing. It will help the local people to understand God will." In 2009, the Nyenkpa Language Project published a trial edition of a few chapters of the books of Luke and Mark. With the translation of other chapters of Luke and Mark in progress, the people are desirous of seeing the complete Bible in their language.


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Scripture Prayers for the Nyankpa in Nigeria.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Nyankpa
People Name in Country Nyankpa
Alternate Names
Population this Country 95,000
Population all Countries 95,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 16029
ROP3 Code 111043
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 Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA; Nassarawa state: Karu 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 Kaduna state: Jema’a LGA; Nassarawa state: Karu LGA..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 60.00 %)
75.00 %
Ethnic Religions
15.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
10.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Nyankpa (95,000 speakers)
Language Code yes   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Nyankpa (95,000 speakers)
Language Code yes   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Nyankpa

Primary Language:  Nyankpa

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2009-2017)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
Profile Source Anonymous 
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