• PEOPLE NAME: GBANZIRI OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


PEID: 12860

ROP: 103268

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Pygmy

Language: Gbanziri - (gbg)

Alternate Name(s): Gbanziri, Pygmy

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Central African Republic

Also found in: Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Population: 27,000

Global Population: 44,500


PEID: 12860

ROP: 103268

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Gbanziri of Central African Republic, numbering 27,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Pygmy people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 44,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Gbanziri. The primary religion practiced by the Gbanziri is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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