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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Monjombo of Central African Republic

The Monjombo of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Ubangian-speaking people, also called Monzombo, whose small Central African Republic population is part of a larger transborder nation extending into both Congos, with Kpala and Yango recognized as closely related dialect variants. They mostly adhere to Animism and Monzombo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Pygmy
Primary Language(s): Monzombo (moj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012900
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Monzombo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

60%
%
Monzombo Speakers

Media Resources in Monzombo:

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Bible Resources in Monzombo:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Monjombo 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 Monjombo:
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 Monjombo of Central African Republic

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that God will remove obstacles to the gospel so that many will see the hope He offers through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, and be transformed from being enemies to being His friends.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Monjombo Across Countries (ROP3 - 106763) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
MonjomboPG012900MonjomboCentral African Republic2,500Engaged yet UnreachedMonzomboAnimism
MonjomboPG012995MonjomboCongo17,000Unengaged and UnreachedMonzomboProtestantism
MonjomboPG014661MonjomboCongo, Democratic Republic of the17,000Engaged yet UnreachedMonzomboEthnoreligion

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