• PEOPLE NAME: VINZA OF TANZANIA


PEID: 15056

ROP: 110573

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes

Language: Swahili - (swh)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Tanzania

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Population: 31,000

Global Population: 31,000


PEID: 15056

ROP: 110573

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Vinza of Tanzania, numbering 31,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Tanzania. Their primary language is Swahili. The primary religion practiced by the Vinza is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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