People group profile · PG015440
The Gciriku of Namibia
The Gciriku of Namibia, numbering about 16,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of Namibia's five traditional Kavango kingdoms, whose ancestors migrated from Central Africa's Great Lakes through Angola before settling south of the Okavango River between 1750 and 1800, becoming the first Kavango to accept European missionaries.
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
- Namibia
- Population
- 16,500
- 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
- Region
- Southern 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 No
- 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
Primary language
Diriku · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Diriku
Gospel resources in Diriku
- Bible available, published 1988
- 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
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Gciriku in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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