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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Rundi of Canada

The Rundi of Canada, numbering approximately 3,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Rundi-speaking diaspora community in Canada primarily composed of people of Burundian origin whose cultural heritage is linked to the Hutu communities of Burundi and the wider Central Lakes region of East Africa. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Rundi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Rundi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Rundi (run)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047446
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rundi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Rundi Speakers

Media Resources in Rundi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Rundi:

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

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rundi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Rundi 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 Rundi:
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 Rundi of Canada

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

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.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Hutu Across Countries (ROP3 - 103926) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
RundiPG014468RundiBurundi14,340,000Engaged yet UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RundiPG014850RundiKenya61,000Engaged yet UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RundiPG014885RundiRwanda727,000Engaged yet UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RundiPG015132RundiUganda111,000Engaged yet UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RundiPG033534RundiTanzania675,000Unengaged and UnreachedRundiRoman Catholicism
RundiPG047446RundiCanada3,800No Longer UnreachedRundiProtestantism

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