• PEOPLE NAME: CHONYI MIJIKENDA OF KENYA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, East-Coastal

Language: Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma - (coh)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Kenya

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Population: 220,000

Global Population: 220,000


PEID: 14775

ROP: 102185

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Chonyi Mijikenda of Kenya, numbering 220,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, East-Coastal people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Kenya. Their primary language is Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma. The primary religion practiced by the Chonyi Mijikenda is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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