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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nzime of Congo

The Nzime of Congo, numbering approximately 5,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Bantu ethnic group of southeastern Cameroon, living within the equatorial rainforest zone near the Dja River Ndzime, Ndzimu, Djimu They are an Indigenous people, with Nzime as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Koonzime is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Koonzime (ozm)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 5,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013011
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

93%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Koonzime
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Koonzime Speakers

Media Resources in Koonzime:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Koonzime:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Koonzime bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nzime 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 Nzime:
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 Nzime of Congo

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Nzime Across Countries (ROP3 - 107576) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NzimePG013011NzimeCongo5,800Engaged yet UnreachedKoonzimeEthnoreligion
DzemPG012585DzemCameroon61,500Engaged yet UnreachedKoonzimeProtestantism

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