People group profile · PG015158
The Gciriku of Angola
The Gciriku of Angola, numbering about 53,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group and traditional kingdom of northeastern Namibia, with related communities in southeastern Angola and northern Botswana, concentrated along the Kavango (Okavango) River system.
They are an indigenous people in the Khoisan people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Diriku.
Fast facts
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 53,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Khoisan
- Primary language
- Diriku (diu)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Dciriku, Diriku, Gceriku, Giriku
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gciriku 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 Gciriku
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Diriku · Atlantic-Congo family
50% speak Diriku
Gospel resources in Diriku
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gciriku
- 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.
Gciriku in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103280) is reported in 1 other country.
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