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The Northern Teke of Gabon

The Northern Teke of Gabon, numbering approximately 142,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu people whose Anziku, or Tio, kingdom rivaled the Kingdom of Kongo from the fourteenth century until becoming a French protectorate in 1883, with a minority settled in Gabon's Haut-Ogooue province. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Teke-Tege is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Gabon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Teke-Tege (teg)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 142,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013205
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Teke-Tege
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Teke-Tege Speakers

Media Resources in Teke-Tege:

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Bible Resources in Teke-Tege:

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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 Northern Teke:
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Pray specifically for the Northern Teke of Gabon

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

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.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Teke, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107463) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern TekePG013205Northern TekeGabon142,000Unengaged and UnreachedTeke-TegeProtestantism
Northern TekePG013009Northern TekeCongo103,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeke-TegeProtestantism

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