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The Vidunda of Tanzania

The Vidunda of Tanzania, numbering approximately 96,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a matrilineal Bantu people of the Uvidunda Mountains in Morogoro, historically organized into exogamous matrilineal clans and a chiefdom led by the Mtwa. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Vidunda is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Tanzania
Primary Language(s): Vidunda (vid)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 96,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015055
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vidunda
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

95%
%
Vidunda Speakers

Media Resources in Vidunda:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Vidunda:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Ilagano lya Sambi kwa Wanhu Weng'ha✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Vidunda bible at Bible.com

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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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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 Vidunda:
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Pray specifically for the Vidunda of Tanzania

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

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.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Vidunda Across Countries (ROP3 - 110560) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VidundaPG015055VidundaTanzania96,500Unengaged and UnreachedVidundaRoman Catholicism

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