People group profile · PG047054
The Chikunda of Zambia
The Chikunda of Zambia, numbering about 90,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a warrior-and-trading people of the Zambezi valley spanning Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, forged from 18th-century enslaved captives of many origins who served Afro-Portuguese estate lords before forming their own independent states.
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
- Zambia
- Population
- 90,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Chewa-Sena
- Primary language
- Kunda (kdn)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Location
- Eastern province: Luangwa district; small areas in Central and Northern provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chikunda 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chikunda
- 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
95% adherents
Primary language
Kunda · Atlantic-Congo family
80% speak Kunda
Gospel resources in Kunda
- Bible available
- 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
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Chikunda (Kunda) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105411) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikunda | Zimbabwe | 192,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chikunda | Mozambique | 86,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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