Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba

Language: Gikuyu - (kik)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Country: Kenya

Also found in: Tanzania; Uganda; United States

Population: 9,170,000

Global Population: 9,323,050

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Kikuyu of Kenya, numbering 9,170,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 9,323,050 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Gikuyu. The primary religion practiced by the Kikuyu is African Traditional Religion, a collection of beliefs and practices unique to various African ethnic groups.

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