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The Hima of Uganda

The Hima of Uganda, numbering approximately 441,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnic group indigenous to the Ankole region of southwestern Uganda. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nyankole is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Hima

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Nyankole (nyn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 441,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033494
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Pray for the Hima of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nyankole
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nyankore Speakers

Media Resources in Nyankole:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Nyankole:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1989 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nyankole bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Hima:
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Pray specifically for the Hima of Uganda

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.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Hima Across Countries (ROP3 - 103783) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HimaPG033494HimaUganda441,000Unengaged and UnreachedNyankoleEthnoreligion
HimaPG014467HimaBurundi16,000Unengaged and UnreachedNyankoleEthnoreligion
HimaPG014881HimaRwanda16,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyankoleNeo-Pentecostalism
HimaPG015009HimaTanzania14,000No Longer UnreachedNyankoleRoman Catholicism
HimaPG014563HimaCongo, Democratic Republic of the5,400Engaged yet UnreachedNyankoleRoman Catholicism

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

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