• PEOPLE NAME: GIMSBOK NAMA OF SOUTH AFRICA

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By Evangelist Koos Smit

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PEID: 15501

ROP: 107051

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Khoisan

Language: Khoekhoe - (naq)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: South Africa

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Population: 6,100

Global Population: 6,100


PEID: 15501

ROP: 107051

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Gimsbok Nama of South Africa, numbering 6,100, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Khoisan people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in South Africa. Their primary language is Khoekhoe. The primary religion practiced by the Gimsbok Nama is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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