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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kaonde of Zambia

The Kaonde of Zambia, numbering approximately 501,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Zambia. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kaonde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Zambia
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South
Primary Language(s): Kaonde (kqn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 501,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG015582
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaonde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

80%
%
Kaonde Speakers

Media Resources in Kaonde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kaonde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1975 Bible Society of Zambia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kaonde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kaonde 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 Kaonde:
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 Kaonde of Zambia

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Kaonde Across Countries (ROP3 - 104608) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KaondePG015582KaondeZambia501,000No Longer UnreachedKaondeEthnoreligion
KaondePG014580KaondeCongo, Democratic Republic of the93,500Engaged yet UnreachedKaondeRoman Catholicism

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