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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kokola of Malawi

The Kokola of Malawi, numbering approximately 406,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Malawi. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kokola is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Malawi
People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao
Primary Language(s): Kokola (kzn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 406,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015324
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Pray for the Kokola of Malawi

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kokola
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kokola Speakers

Media Resources in Kokola:

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Bible Resources in Kokola:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kokola 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 Kokola:
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 Kokola of Malawi

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Kokola Across Countries (ROP3 - 105107) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KokolaPG015324KokolaMalawi406,000Engaged yet UnreachedKokolaEthnoreligion
KokolaPG033592KokolaMozambique138,000Engaged yet UnreachedKokolaEthnoreligion

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