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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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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

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.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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

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2 people groups

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

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