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People group profile · PG013020

The Tsaangi of the Republic of the Congo

The Tsaangi of the Republic of the Congo, numbering about 28,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Congo.

They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Tsaangi.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tsaangi

Fast facts

Country
Congo
Population
28,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary language
Tsaangi (tsa)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Expanding Unreached People Group
Region
Middle Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Tsaangi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Tsaangi

  • Continue prayer and fasting for this group
  • Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
  • Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Primary religion

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Tsaangi · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Tsaangi

Gospel resources in Tsaangi

  • Bible available, published -
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Tsaangi

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Tsaangi in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
TsangiGabon17,500Engaged yet Unreached

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