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The Kunyi of Congo

The Kunyi of Congo, numbering approximately 176,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kongo-related Bantu people also called Njaanga, of the Bouenza, Kouilou, and Niari regions of Congo, descended from Western Bantu migrants who reached southern Congo around 2000-1000 BCE, drawn more recently to Brazzaville after the 1990s civil wars. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kunyi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo
People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao
Primary Language(s): Kunyi (njx)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 176,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012978
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kunyi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kunyi Speakers

Media Resources in Kunyi:

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Bible Resources in Kunyi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kunyi 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 Kunyi:
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 Kunyi of Congo

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Kunyi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105432) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KunyiPG012978KunyiCongo176,000Engaged yet UnreachedKunyiProtestantism

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