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The Ndunga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Ndunga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 11,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indigenous Ubangian people of northwestern DRC, concentrated in several villages of Lisala Territory in Mongala Province, whose Ndunga language belongs to the Mbaic branch of the Ubangi language family. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ndunga is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Ndunga (ndt)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 11,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014677
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ndunga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

53%
%
Ndunga Speakers

Media Resources in Ndunga:

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Bible Resources in Ndunga:

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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

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Pray specifically for the Ndunga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Ndunga Across Countries (ROP3 - 107176) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
NdungaPG014677NdungaCongo, Democratic Republic of the11,000Unengaged and UnreachedNdungaEthnoreligion

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