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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ngwili of Congo

The Ngwili of Congo, numbering approximately 3,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Sudanic origins that is indigenous to the Republic of the Congo. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Southern Ngbandi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Southern Ngbandi (nbw)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 3,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013004
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Ngbandi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ngbandi, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Ngbandi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Southern Ngbandi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
ACTOBA-SUBO✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Southern Ngbandi bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Ngwili:
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Pray specifically for the Ngwili of Congo

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
readHebrews 10:38

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will live by faith and not shrink back from their hope in Christ.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Ngwili Across Countries (ROP3 - 107301) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NgwiliPG013004NgwiliCongo3,200Unengaged and UnreachedSouthern NgbandiRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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