People group profile · PG015482
The Swahili of Seychelles
The Swahili of Seychelles, numbering about 600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Swahili (Waungwana) in the Seychelles.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Swahili people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Swahili (individual language).
Fast facts
- Country
- Seychelles
- Population
- 600
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Swahili
- Primary language
- Swahili (individual language) (swh)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Swahili 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Swahili
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Swahili (individual language) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Swahili (individual language)
Gospel resources in Swahili (individual language)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Swahili, Tanzania)
- The Savior (Swahili, Kenya)
Bibles
- Habari Njema (Interconfessional) · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Swahili
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Swahili in other countries
The same people is also reported in 16 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Swahili | Tanzania | 1,095,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabized Africans | Saudi Arabia | 554,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | United States | 82,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Central Swahili | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Coastal Swahili | Kenya | 60,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bantu Swahili | Somalia | 55,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | Zambia | 39,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Swahili | Sudan | 34,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Black Africans | United Arab Emirates | 30,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Swahili | Rwanda | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | Mozambique | 18,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Swahili | Burundi | 14,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | Mayotte | 10,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Swahili | Canada | 9,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | Uganda | 5,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Swahili | Comoros | 1,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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