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Kambari NT Cluster | Agwara

This language group is participating in the Kambari NT Cluster project.

The Agwara speaking people live in small villages scattered among the woodlands and tall grass savanna of the western region of Nigeria. Evangelists and church planters came to this region more than 80 years ago, but the gospel message has always been preached in the regional trade language of Hausa, a language not clearly understood by these subsistence farmers. The Agwara area is split fairly evenly between those who identify with Christianity and those who practice the traditional religion, believing that curses, witchcraft and magic explain the world they live in. Agwara Christians often mix elements of the traditional religion with their Christian faith because they lack understandable Scripture. A small portion of the population adheres to another major world religion that is prevalent in northern Africa.

Two other translation teams from the related Kambari language family are working in parallel with the Agwara. These three translation teams take advantage of the synergy that comes from shared goals, efforts and facilities. They discuss translation problems, share workshop and consultant resources and support each other in significant ways. This project will result in complete New Testaments plus Old Testament portions for the Agwara and the two other related languages.

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