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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sara Gambai of Chad

The Sara Gambai of Chad, numbering approximately 2,120,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Sara-Bagirmi-speaking Nilo-Saharan ethnic group indigenous to southern Chad and Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ngambay is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Sara Gambai

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Sara-Bagirmi
Primary Language(s): Ngambay (sba)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,120,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011447
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Pray for the Sara Gambai of Chad

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngambay
Language Family: Central Sudanic

75%
%
Ngambay Speakers

Media Resources in Ngambay:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ngambay:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Ngambay bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sara Gambai 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 Sara Gambai:
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 Sara Gambai of Chad

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Sara Ngambai Across Countries (ROP3 - 108711) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Sara GambaiPG011447Sara GambaiChad2,120,000No Longer UnreachedNgambayEthnoreligion
Sara GambaiPG012131Sara GambaiSudan17,500Unengaged and UnreachedNgambayEthnoreligion

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