People group profile · PG015191
The Mbunda of Angola
The Mbunda of Angola, numbering about 282,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people whose oral tradition traces origin from the Kola region of the Luba-Lunda sphere to found the Mbunda Kingdom under ruler Mwene Nkuungu in southeastern Angola, with major waves migrating into Zambia to fight for the Lozi king.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-South people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Mbunda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 282,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-South
- Primary language
- Mbunda (mck)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Moxico province
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mbunda are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mbunda
- 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
Mbunda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mbunda
Gospel resources in Mbunda
- Bible available, published 2007
- 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 Mbunda
- 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.
Mbunda in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106495) is reported in 1 other country.
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