The Comorians of Eswatini

The Comorians of Eswatini, numbering approximately 800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Comorian islands of Mayotte. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Ngazidja Comorian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Eswatini
People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili
Primary Language(s): Ngazidja Comorian (zdj)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015554
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngazidja Comorian
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Comorian, Ngazidja Speakers

Media Resources in Ngazidja Comorian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Ngazidja Comorian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Ngazidja Comorian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Comorians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Comorians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Comorians of Eswatini

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Comorian, Maore Across Countries (ROP3 - 115069) reported in the following countries:

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