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The Suba of Tanzania

The Suba of Tanzania, numbering approximately 174,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the shore of Lake Victoria in western Kenya. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) (luo)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 174,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015042

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Dholuo Speakers

Media Resources in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1978 Bible Society of Kenya✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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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): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% 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 Suba:
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Pray specifically for the Suba of Tanzania

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

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.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Suba Across Countries (ROP3 - 109563) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SubaPG039275SubaKenya183,000No Longer UnreachedSubaNeo-Pentecostalism
SubaPG015042SubaTanzania174,000Unengaged and UnreachedLuo (Kenya and Tanzania)Neo-Pentecostalism

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