People group profile · PG014951
The Jita of Tanzania
The Jita of Tanzania, numbering about 602,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic and linguistic community of northwestern Tanzania, living mainly along the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria in the Mara Region, especially around Musoma District.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Jita.
Fast facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 602,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Lakes
- Primary language
- Jita (jit)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Wajita
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Mara region: Bunda and Musoma rural districts; possibly Mwanza region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jita are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Jita
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
55% adherents
Primary language
Jita · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Jita
Gospel resources in Jita
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Jita)
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jita
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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