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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

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

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

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3 people groups

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

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