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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Monjombo of Central African Republic

The Monjombo of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Ubangian-speaking people, also called Monzombo, whose small Central African Republic population is part of a larger transborder nation extending into both Congos, with Kpala and Yango recognized as closely related dialect variants. They mostly adhere to Animism and Monzombo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Monjombo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Pygmy
Primary Language(s): Monzombo (moj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012900
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Monzombo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

60%
%
Monzombo Speakers

Media Resources in Monzombo:

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Bible Resources in Monzombo:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Monjombo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Monjombo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Monjombo of Central African Republic

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Monjombo Across Countries (ROP3 - 106763) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MonjomboPG014661MonjomboCongo, Democratic Republic of the17,000Engaged yet UnreachedMonzomboEthnoreligion
MonjomboPG012995MonjomboCongo17,000Unengaged and UnreachedMonzomboProtestantism
MonjomboPG012900MonjomboCentral African Republic2,500Engaged yet UnreachedMonzomboAnimism

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