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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lala of Zambia

The Lala of Zambia, numbering approximately 653,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Zambia, North, Central, Eastern Provinces; also in Democratic Republic of Congo (WCD). They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Lala-Bisa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South
Primary Language(s): Lala-Bisa (leb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 653,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015588
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Pray for the Lala of Zambia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lala-Bisa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Lala-Bisa Speakers

Media Resources in Lala-Bisa:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Lala-Bisa:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Lala-Bisa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lala 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 Lala:
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 Lala of Zambia

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

Lala Across Countries (ROP3 - 114888) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LalaPG015588LalaZambia653,000No Longer UnreachedLala-BisaEthnoreligion
Lala-BisaPG014603Lala-BisaCongo, Democratic Republic of the116,000Engaged yet UnreachedLala-BisaRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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