• PEOPLE NAME: LAMBYA OF ZAMBIA

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PEID: 48540

ROP: 105616

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Tanzania

Language: Lambya - (lai)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zambia

Also found in: Malawi; Tanzania

Population: 21,000

Global Population: 206,500


PEID: 48540

ROP: 105616

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Lambya of Zambia, numbering 21,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Tanzania people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 206,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Lambya. The primary religion practiced by the Lambya is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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