• PEOPLE NAME: NYANJA OF MOZAMBIQUE

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By Charles Keen

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PEID: 15407

ROP: 107548

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Chewa-Sena

Language: Nyanja - (nya)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Mozambique

Also found in: Eswatini; Malawi; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 1,335,000

Global Population: 10,816,600


PEID: 15407

ROP: 107548

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Nyanja of Mozambique, numbering 1,335,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Chewa-Sena people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,816,600 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Nyanja. The primary religion practiced by the Nyanja is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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