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The Kaonde of Zambia

The Kaonde of Zambia, numbering approximately 502,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of northwestern Zambia, probably descended from Luba populations in present-day DRC, who settled their current homeland in the 16th–17th centuries and organize descent matrilineally. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kaonde is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South
Primary Language(s): Kaonde (kqn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 502,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015582
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaonde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

80%
%
Kaonde Speakers

Media Resources in Kaonde:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kaonde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1975 Bible Society of Zambia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kaonde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kaonde 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 Kaonde:
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 Kaonde of Zambia

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Kaonde Across Countries (ROP3 - 104608) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KaondePG015582KaondeZambia502,000No Longer UnreachedKaondeEthnoreligion
KaondePG014580KaondeCongo, Democratic Republic of the94,000Engaged yet UnreachedKaondeRoman Catholicism

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