• PEOPLE NAME: KWERE OF TANZANIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, East-Coastal

Language: Kwere - (cwe)

Alternate Name(s): Kakwere, Kikwere, Kinghwele, Kwele, Ng'were, Ngwele, Tsinghwele, Ching'hewele

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Tanzania

Also found in:

Population: 259,000

Global Population: 259,000


PEID: 14972

ROP: 105537

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Kwere of Tanzania, numbering 259,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, East-Coastal people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Tanzania. Their primary language is Kwere. The primary religion practiced by the Kwere is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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