People group profile · PG015211
The Yombe of Angola
The Yombe of Angola, numbering about 97,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu people who migrated to the Congo-Angola coast from Gabon in the 14th century, taking their name from the old Mayomba Kingdom, long dominated by the Kongo and now producing nearly identical nkisi power figures and phemba maternity carvings.
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 Yombe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 97,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-South
- Primary language
- Yombe (yom)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yombe 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yombe
- 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
Primary language
Yombe · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Yombe
Gospel resources in Yombe
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kiyombe)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yombe
- 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.
- 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.
Yombe, Bayombe in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111088) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yombe | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,505,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yombe | Congo | 725,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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