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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Comorian Nzwani of Comoros

The Comorian Nzwani of Comoros, numbering approximately 380,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a distinct Comorian ethnolinguistic group native to the island of Nzwani—better known internationally as Anjouan—which is one of the three main islands of the Union of the Comoros in the southwestern Indian Ocean. They are an Indigenous people, in the Bantu, Swahili people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Islam - Sunni. They primarily speak Comorian, Ndzwani.

Comorian Nzwani in Comoros photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Comoros
People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili
Primary Language(s): Comorian, Ndzwani (wni)
Primary Religion(s): Islam - Sunni
Population: 380,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015272
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Islam - Sunni Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Comorian, Ndzwani
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Comorian, Ndzwani Speakers

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Next steps for the Comorian Nzwani

The Comorian Nzwani are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Comorian Nzwani

The Comorian Nzwani 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.

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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

Next steps for the Comorian Nzwani

The Comorian Nzwani are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
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Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
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Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Comorian, Ndzwani (ROP3 - 115068) reported in the following countries:

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