• PEOPLE NAME: LAMBA OF ZAMBIA

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By Kevin Pestke

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PEID: 15589

ROP: 105612

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Lamba - (lam)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zambia

Also found in: Congo (Kinshasa)

Population: 439,000

Global Population: 480,500


PEID: 15589

ROP: 105612

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Lamba of Zambia, numbering 439,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 480,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Lamba. The primary religion practiced by the Lamba is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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