People group profile · PG015660
The Chikunda of Zimbabwe
The Chikunda of Zimbabwe, numbering about 192,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Zambezi valley people descended from prazo-estate slave-soldiers who fled upriver as Portuguese Zambezia collapsed in the 1800s, settling the middle Zambezi Valley near Chirundu on the Zimbabwe side and absorbing into local Tonga and Gwembe communities.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Chewa-Sena people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Kunda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 192,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Chewa-Sena
- Primary language
- Kunda (kdn)
- 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
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Mashonaland Central province: Guruve district
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chikunda 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chikunda
- 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
95% adherents
Primary language
Kunda · Atlantic-Congo family
80% speak Kunda
Gospel resources in Kunda
- Bible available, published 2009
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chikunda)
Bibles
- 2007 Bible Society of Zimbabwe · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chikunda
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Chikunda (Kunda) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105411) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikunda | Zambia | 90,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Chikunda | Mozambique | 86,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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