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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lozi of Zimbabwe

The Lozi of Zimbabwe, numbering approximately 187,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a southern African ethnic group indigenous to the Western Province of Zambia and adjacent border areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Lozi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zimbabwe
People Cluster: Bantu, Sotho-Tswana
Primary Language(s): Lozi (loz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 187,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015662
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lozi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

50%
%
Lozi Speakers

Media Resources in Lozi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lozi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lozi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lozi 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 Lozi:
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 Lozi of Zimbabwe

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Lozi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105890) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
LoziPG015593LoziZambia1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziProtestantism
LoziPG015178LoziAngola12,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015242LoziBotswana24,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015449LoziNamibia39,500No Longer UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion
LoziPG015662LoziZimbabwe187,000Engaged yet UnreachedLoziEthnoreligion

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