• PEOPLE NAME: HERERO OF BOTSWANA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Southwest

Language: Herero - (her)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Botswana

Also found in: Angola; Namibia

Population: 40,500

Global Population: 426,500


PEID: 15224

ROP: 103756

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Herero of Botswana, numbering 40,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Southwest people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 426,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Herero. The primary religion practiced by the Herero is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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