• PEOPLE NAME: CHIKUNDA OF ZAMBIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Chewa-Sena

Language: Kunda - (kdn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zambia

Also found in: Mozambique; Zimbabwe

Population: 83,000

Global Population: 342,000


PEID: 47054

ROP: 105411

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Chikunda of Zambia, numbering 83,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Chewa-Sena people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 342,000 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Kunda. The primary religion practiced by the Chikunda is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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