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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Vunjo of Tanzania

The Vunjo of Tanzania, numbering approximately 711,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Tanzania. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Vunjo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-East
Primary Language(s): Vunjo (vun)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 711,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050318
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

27%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vunjo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Vunjo Speakers

Media Resources in Vunjo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Vunjo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Bible Society of Tanzania✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Vunjo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Vunjo 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 Vunjo:
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 Vunjo of Tanzania

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Vunjo Across Countries (ROP3 - 110592) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VunjoPG050318VunjoTanzania711,000No Longer UnreachedVunjoProtestantism

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