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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lenje of Zambia

The Lenje of Zambia, numbering approximately 407,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Zambia. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Lenje is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South
Primary Language(s): Lenje (leh)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 407,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015590
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Pray for the Lenje of Zambia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lenje
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lenje Speakers

Media Resources in Lenje:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Lenje:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Lenje bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lenje 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 Lenje:
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 Lenje of Zambia

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

"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.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Lenje Across Countries (ROP3 - 105721) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
LenjePG015590LenjeZambia407,000Engaged yet UnreachedLenjeEthnoreligion

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