Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo

Language: Kango (DRC, Tshopo district) - (kzy)

Alternate Name(s): Kibatchwa; Dibatchwa; Bakango, Bakango, Dibatchwa, Kibatchwa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Population: 7,100

Global Population: 7,100

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Kango-Dibatchwa of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 7,100, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Their primary language is Kango (DRC, Tshopo district). The primary religion practiced by the Kango-Dibatchwa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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