People group profile · PG015689
The Zulu of Zimbabwe
The Zulu of Zimbabwe, numbering about 166,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nguni ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Southern Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Nguni people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Zulu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 166,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Nguni
- Primary language
- Zulu (zul)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- 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
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Zulu 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 Zulu
- 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
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
Primary language
Zulu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Zulu
Gospel resources in Zulu
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Zulu
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
Zulu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111193) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zulu | South Africa | 14,420,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Zulu | Lesotho | 362,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Zulu | Eswatini | 117,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Zulu | Mozambique | 73,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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