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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gundi of Central African Republic

The Gundi of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Central African Republic, Nola Subprefecture, south and east of Nola They are an Indigenous people, with Gundi (Central African Republic) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Pygmy people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Gundi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gundi Pygmy

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Pygmy
Primary Language(s): Gundi (gdi)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012867
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gundi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Gundi Speakers

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Bible Resources in Gundi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Gundi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Gundi:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Gundi of Central African Republic

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Gundi (Central Africa) Across Countries (ROP3 - 103568) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GundiPG012867GundiCentral African Republic21,000Engaged yet UnreachedGundiNeo-Pentecostalism
GundiPG014560GundiCongo, Democratic Republic of the5,800Engaged yet UnreachedGundiEthnoreligion
GundiPG012970GundiCongo3,100Unengaged and UnreachedGundiRoman Catholicism

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