Kinga in Tanzania

The Kinga have only been reported in Tanzania
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Kinga people live in the Livingston Mountains near the northeastern shore of Lake Malawi in southwestern Tanzania. The Lutherans are strong in this area. Dr. T. C. Schadeberg from Lieden University has studied this language in 1970. Gift giving and singing are a way the Kinga welcome their guests. Since they have had an extended contact with other nearby groups and the Germans who first worked in this area, their traditional bride price items of goats, cattle and hoes have been supplemented with the new "market economy" commercial items such as printed cloth and sugar. (George Park)

Mari Koizumi a Japanese anthropologist from Yale has studied the Kinga people of Makete District. There are several schools started by the Lutherans in this area. Bishop Shadrack Manyiewa, local Lutheran leader for this area wrote his thesis on "Contexualization of the Gospel in Kinga Culture." A language assessment is being done now (May, 2003) to see if their Kinga New Testament done in 1961 needs to be revised and if it can help other languages in this general area.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Kinga
People Name in Country Kinga
Alternate Names
Population this Country 283,000
Population all Countries 283,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 12699
ROP3 Code 105017
ROP25 Code 304032
ROP25 Name Kinga
Country Tanzania
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Iringa region: Makete district, Kipengere mountain range; Mbeya region.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Tanzania
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Iringa region: Makete district, Kipengere mountain range; Mbeya region..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 14.00 %)
85.00 %
Ethnic Religions
4.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
11.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kinga (283,000 speakers)
Language Code zga   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kinga (283,000 speakers)
Language Code zga   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kinga

Primary Language:  Kinga

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2009-2010)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1961-2019)
Bible-Complete No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Kinga Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Kinga YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Kinga YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Download scripture in this language eBible.org
Profile Source Anonymous 
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