• PEOPLE NAME: NYANJA OF ZIMBABWE

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By Charles Keen

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PEID: 15668

ROP: 107548

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Chewa-Sena

Language: Chichewa - (nya)

Alternate Name(s): Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zimbabwe

Also found in: Eswatini; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania; Zambia

Population: 777,000

Global Population: 10,980,100


PEID: 15668

ROP: 107548

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Nyanja of Zimbabwe, numbering 777,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Chewa-Sena people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,980,100 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Chichewa. The primary religion practiced by the Nyanja is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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