• PEOPLE NAME: MBOWELA OF ZAMBIA


PEID: 15608

ROP: 116286

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Nkoya - (nka)

Alternate Name(s): Mbwera, Lambya, Nkoya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Zambia

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Population: 84,500

Global Population: 84,500


PEID: 15608

ROP: 116286

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Mbowela of Zambia, numbering 84,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Zambia. Their primary language is Nkoya. The primary religion practiced by the Mbowela is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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