• PEOPLE NAME: MBALANHU OF NAMIBIA


PEID: 15453

ROP: 115465

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Mbalanhu - (lnb)

Alternate Name(s): Mbalantu, Ovambo

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Namibia

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Population: 350

Global Population: 350


PEID: 15453

ROP: 115465

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Mbalanhu of Namibia, numbering 350, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Namibia. Their primary language is Mbalanhu. The primary religion practiced by the Mbalanhu is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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