• PEOPLE NAME: MAKWE OF TANZANIA

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PEID: 33499

ROP: 106102

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, East-Coastal

Language: Makwe - (ymk)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Tanzania

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Population: 147,000

Global Population: 147,000


PEID: 33499

ROP: 106102

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Makwe of Tanzania, numbering 147,000, 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 Makwe. The primary religion practiced by the Makwe 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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