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The Ndam of Chad

The Ndam of Chad, numbering approximately 22,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Sibine-branch East Chadic farming and herding people of Chad's Tandjile prefecture near the Central African Republic border, part of a dense mosaic of small communities including the Gabri, Kabalai, Kim, and Lele. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ndam is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Ndam (ndm)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 22,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011433
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Pray for the Ndam of Chad

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ndam
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

85%
%
Ndam Speakers

Media Resources in Ndam:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Ndam:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ndam 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 Ndam:
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 Ndam of Chad

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Ndam Across Countries (ROP3 - 107149) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NdamPG011433NdamChad22,500Engaged yet UnreachedNdamEthnoreligion

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