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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Suba of Tanzania

The Suba of Tanzania, numbering approximately 52,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the shor of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania They are an Indigenous people, with Suba as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Suba-Simbiti.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Tanzania
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Suba-Simbiti (ssc)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 52,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033531
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Suba-Simbiti
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

70%
%
Suba-Simbiti Speakers

Media Resources in Suba-Simbiti:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Suba-Simbiti:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Suba-Simbiti bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Suba are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Suba:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Suba of Tanzania

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Suba-Simbiti Across Countries (ROP3 - 115473) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SubaPG033531SubaTanzania52,500Engaged yet UnreachedSuba-SimbitiProtestantism

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