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The Ikoma of Tanzania

The Ikoma of Tanzania, numbering approximately 65,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people of Tanzania's western Serengeti in Mara Region, living between Lake Victoria and Serengeti National Park and closely associated with neighboring Nata, Isenye, and Ngoreme communities. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Ikoma-Nata-Isenye is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Ikoma-Nata-Isenye (ntk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 65,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014946
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Pray for the Ikoma of Tanzania

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ikoma-Nata-Isenye
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

58%
%
Ikoma-Nata-Isenye Speakers

Media Resources in Ikoma-Nata-Isenye:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Ikoma-Nata-Isenye:

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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ikoma 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 Ikoma:
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 Ikoma of Tanzania

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Ikoma Across Countries (ROP3 - 103977) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
IkomaPG014946IkomaTanzania65,500Engaged yet UnreachedIkoma-Nata-IsenyeRoman Catholicism

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