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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tsonga of Eswatini

The Tsonga of Eswatini, numbering approximately 28,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southern Mozambique and the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tsonga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Eswatini
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Southeast
Primary Language(s): Tsonga (tso)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 28,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015560
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tsonga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Tsonga Speakers

Media Resources in Tsonga:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Tsonga:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sociedade Bíblica de Moçambique, 2014✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tsonga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tsonga 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 Tsonga:
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 Tsonga of Eswatini

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Tsonga Across Countries (ROP3 - 110220) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
TsongaPG015424TsongaMozambique4,055,000Engaged yet UnreachedTsongaEthnoreligion
Tsonga-ShangaanPG015542Tsonga-ShangaanSouth Africa2,630,000No Longer UnreachedTsongaProtestantism
TsongaPG015560TsongaEswatini28,000No Longer UnreachedTsongaProtestantism
TsongaPG015680TsongaZimbabwe5,500No Longer UnreachedTsongaProtestantism

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