People group profile · PG011366
The Kaba of Chad
The Kaba of Chad, numbering about 22,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of a dozen Sara sub-tribes of Central Sudanic speech in southern Chad, part of the country's largest ethnic family alongside related groups like the Mbay, Gulay, and Ngambay.
They are an indigenous people in the Sara-Bagirmi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Kaba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 22,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Sara-Bagirmi
- Primary language
- Kaba (ksp)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kaba are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kaba
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Kaba · Central Sudanic family
85% speak Kaba
Gospel resources in Kaba
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kaba)
Bibles
- 2020 ACATBA · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kaba
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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