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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 36
Population: 6,047,195
Unreached people groups: 32
UPG population: 5,928,645
Unengaged UPGs: 18
UUPG population: 2,537,245
Number of countries: 23
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
Overview: Bantu refers to a large, complex linguistic grouping of peoples in Africa. Swahili is the most widely spoken language among the Bantu. The Swahili Bantu people cluster encompasses Bantu people who speak Swahili.
Peoples within this cluster: Bajun; Comorian, Maore; Comorian, Mwali; Comorian, Ndzwani; Comorian, Ngazidja; Mushungulu; Mwani; Shirazi; Somali Bantu; Swahili; Tumbatu; Zanzibari; Zaramo
Countries where they are found: Burundi; Canada; Comoros; Congo (Kinshasa); Eswatini; France; Kenya; Madagascar; Mayotte; Mozambique; Oman; Reunion; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; United States; Zambia
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