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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Suba of Tanzania

The Suba of Tanzania, numbering approximately 53,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the shor of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Suba-Simbiti is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Suba-Simbiti (ssc)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 53,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033531
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Pray for the Suba of Tanzania

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Suba-Simbiti
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

70%
%
Suba-Simbiti Speakers

Media Resources in Suba-Simbiti:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Suba-Simbiti:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Suba 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 Suba:
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 Suba of Tanzania

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Suba-Simbiti Across Countries (ROP3 - 115473) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SubaPG033531SubaTanzania53,000Engaged yet UnreachedSuba-SimbitiProtestantism

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