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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

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

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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