Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Somali

Language: Gorowa - (gow)

Alternate Name(s): Gorowa, Fiome

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Tanzania

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Population: 170,000

Global Population: 170,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Goroa of Tanzania, numbering 170,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Somali people cluster within the Horn of Africa affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Tanzania. Their primary language is Gorowa. The primary religion practiced by the Goroa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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