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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tambo of Zambia

The Tambo of Zambia, numbering approximately 6,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a language variety subgroup of the larger Namwanga (Mwanga) ethnic community, a Bantu-speaking people of northeastern Zambia. Most Tambo families depend on agriculture, growing crops such as maize, cassava and groundnuts. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nyamwanga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Tanzania
Primary Language(s): Nyamwanga (mwn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 6,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015637
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Pray for the Tambo of Zambia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nyamwanga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

75%
%
Nyamwanga Speakers

Media Resources in Nyamwanga:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Nyamwanga:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Nyamwanga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tambo 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 Tambo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
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 Tambo of Zambia

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Tambo (Nyamwanga) Across Countries (ROP3 - 119362) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
TamboPG015637TamboZambia6,600Engaged yet UnreachedNyamwangaEthnoreligion

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