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The Langi of Uganda

The Langi of Uganda, numbering approximately 3,440,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda: Central, Apac and Lira districts, north of Lake Kyoga. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Lango (Uganda) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Lango (Uganda) (laj)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 3,440,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015102
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Pray for the Langi of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

53%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lango (Uganda)
Language Family: Nilotic

70%
%
Lango (Uganda) Speakers

Media Resources in Lango (Uganda):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lango (Uganda):

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

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lango (Uganda) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Langi 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 Langi:
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 Langi of Uganda

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Lango Across Countries (ROP3 - 105637) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LangiPG015102LangiUganda3,440,000Engaged yet UnreachedLango (Uganda)Roman Catholicism

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