• PEOPLE NAME: NDEBELE OF ZIMBABWE

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PEID: 15667

ROP: 107154

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Nguni

Language: Ndebele (Zimbabwe) - (nde)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Zimbabwe

Also found in: Zambia

Population: 2,100,000

Global Population: 2,116,000


PEID: 15667

ROP: 107154

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ndebele of Zimbabwe, numbering 2,100,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Nguni people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,116,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ndebele (Zimbabwe). The primary religion practiced by the Ndebele is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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