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The Mbwela of Angola

The Mbwela of Angola, numbering approximately 669,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnolinguistic community of eastern Angola associated with the Mbwela language, a Bantu language of the K10 group; alternate names for the language include Ambuela, Mbuela, Mbwera, and Shimbwera. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mbwela is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Angola
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South
Primary Language(s): Mbwela (mfu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 669,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015193
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Pray for the Mbwela of Angola

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mbwela
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Mbwela Speakers

Media Resources in Mbwela:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Mbwela:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mbwela 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 Mbwela:
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 Mbwela of Angola

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Mbwela Across Countries (ROP3 - 106499) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MbwelaPG015193MbwelaAngola669,000Engaged yet UnreachedMbwelaEthnoreligion

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