People group profile · PG014983
The Mambwe-Lungu of Tanzania
The Mambwe-Lungu of Tanzania, numbering about 600,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are closely related Mambwe and Lungu peoples of the Lake Tanganyika shores in Tanzania and Zambia, tracing Lungu origins to the Luba-Kola Kingdom of Angola, whose chiefs signed 1889 treaties with the British after enduring repeated Bemba raids.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-South people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mambwe-Lungu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 600,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-South
- Primary language
- Mambwe-Lungu (mgr)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mambwe-Lungu 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 Mambwe-Lungu
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
65% adherents
Primary language
Mambwe-Lungu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mambwe-Lungu
Gospel resources in Mambwe-Lungu
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mambwe-Lungu)
Bibles
- 2005 Bible Society of Zambia · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mambwe-Lungu
- 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.
Mambwe-Lungu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106199) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mambwe-Lungu | Zambia | 261,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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