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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

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
NdamPG011433NdamChad22,500Engaged yet UnreachedNdamEthnoreligion

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