• PEOPLE NAME: GANDA OF TANZANIA

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PEID: 14927

ROP: 112045

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao

Language: Ganda - (lug)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Country: Tanzania

Also found in: Canada; Kenya; Uganda; United States

Population: 66,000

Global Population: 9,485,000


PEID: 14927

ROP: 112045

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Ganda of Tanzania, numbering 66,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Makua-Yao people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 9,485,000 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Ganda. The primary religion practiced by the Ganda is African Traditional Religion, a collection of beliefs and practices unique to various African ethnic groups.


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