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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kabwa of Tanzania

The Kabwa of Tanzania, numbering approximately 22,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a small Bantu people of the eastern Lake Victoria shore in Tanzania's Mara Region, linguistically closest to the neighboring Sweta and Kiroba and more distantly related to the larger Kuria people They are an Indigenous people, with Kabwa as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Kabwa.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kabwa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Kabwa (cwa)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 22,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014952
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabwa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

85%
%
Kabwa Speakers

Media Resources in Kabwa:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kabwa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kabwa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kabwa are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kabwa:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kabwa of Tanzania

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Kabwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 114609) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KabwaPG014952KabwaTanzania22,000No Longer UnreachedKabwaEthnoreligion

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