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The Chikunda of Zimbabwe

The Chikunda of Zimbabwe, numbering approximately 192,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Zambezi valley people descended from prazo-estate slave-soldiers who fled upriver as Portuguese Zambezia collapsed in the 1800s, settling the middle Zambezi Valley near Chirundu on the Zimbabwe side and absorbing into local Tonga and Gwembe communities. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kunda is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zimbabwe
People Cluster: Bantu, Chewa-Sena
Primary Language(s): Kunda (kdn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 192,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015660
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kunda
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

80%
%
Kunda Speakers

Media Resources in Kunda:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kunda:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2007 Bible Society of Zimbabwe✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kunda bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Chikunda:
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Pray specifically for the Chikunda of Zimbabwe

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Chikunda (Kunda) Across Countries (ROP3 - 105411) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChikundaPG015660ChikundaZimbabwe192,000Unengaged and UnreachedKundaEthnoreligion
ChikundaPG047053ChikundaMozambique86,000Unengaged and UnreachedKundaEthnoreligion
ChikundaPG047054ChikundaZambia91,000No Longer UnreachedKundaEthnoreligion

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

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