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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lozi of Namibia

The Lozi of Namibia, numbering approximately 39,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a southern African ethnic group indigenous to the Western Province of Zambia and adjacent border areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe They are an Diaspora people, with Lozi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Sotho-Tswana people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Lozi.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Namibia
People Cluster: Bantu, Sotho-Tswana
Primary Language(s): Lozi (loz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 39,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015449
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lozi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lozi Speakers

Media Resources in Lozi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lozi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1951 Bible Society of Zambia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lozi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lozi 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.

Next steps for the Lozi:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Lozi of Namibia

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Lozi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105890) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LoziPG015593LoziZambia1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziProtestantism
LoziPG015662LoziZimbabwe187,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015449LoziNamibia39,500No Longer UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015242LoziBotswana24,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015178LoziAngola12,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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