People group profile · PG015554
The Comorians of Eswatini
The Comorians of Eswatini, numbering about 800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Comorian islands of Mayotte.
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 Ngazidja Comorian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Eswatini
- Population
- 800
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Swahili
- Primary language
- Ngazidja Comorian (zdj)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Comorians 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Comorians
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
95% adherents
Primary language
Ngazidja Comorian · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ngazidja Comorian
Gospel resources in Ngazidja Comorian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Comorian, Shingazidja)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Comorians
- 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.
Comorians in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorian Maori | Mayotte | 221,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Comorians | Madagascar | 159,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Comorians | Reunion | 600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Comorians | Canada | 45 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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