Pimbwe in Tanzania

The Pimbwe have only been reported in Tanzania
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Main Language
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Introduction / History

The Pimbwe live in the Rukwa Region of western Tanzania. They are defined by their language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Traditionally, the Pimbwe were fishermen and hunters who lived in what is now known as the Katavi National Park. Many of them still fish and hunt, but they also herd goats. Today their homeland is south of the park. They usually farm, growing millet, maize and cassava. The Pimbwe people are challenged to practice sustainable farming and to ensure they have an adequate water supply.
Their lifestyle is being altered by the forces of modernization and globalization. The younger generation is forgetting the ways of their grandparents causing a rift in their families. They live in villages with many other ethnic groups, causing their traditions to be dissolved even further.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Traditionally the Pimbwe were animists who worshipped a sun god named Ilyuba. Ilyuba was the creator of life and they depended on him for prosperity. Katavi was the god who controlled rain, so they gave him special homage. Villages had their own deities to whom they made sacrifices at sacred sites to avoid hunger or disease.
Today the Pimbwe are mainly either Muslim or Roman Catholic, though there are Evangelicals among them.


What Are Their Needs?

The Pimbwe people need to find ways to sustain a living either by agriculture or by more urban work. Because of massive changes in their community during the last 60 years, they must find ways to keep their families together. Grandparents and grandchildren live in completely different worlds.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to show himself powerful and loving by helping the Pimbwe people prosper economically and spiritually.
Pray for the Lord to strengthen Pimbwe families.
Pray for a spiritual hunger among the Pimbwe that will drive them into the loving arms of Jesus.


Scripture Prayers for the Pimbwe in Tanzania.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimbwe_language
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57eb6ba6e58c620756753be8/t/58a80f58ff7c50f538d7e32b/1487409299501/English+-+The+History+and+Traditions+of+the+Pimbwe.pdf
https://www.africanbookscollective.com/book


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Pimbwe
People Name in Country Pimbwe
Alternate Names
Population this Country 91,000
Population all Countries 91,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14394
ROP3 Code 108035
ROP25 Code 306719
ROP25 Name Pimbwe
Country Tanzania
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Rukwa region: Mpanda district; Rift valley to northwest of Lake Rukwa.   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 Rukwa region: Mpanda district; Rift valley to northwest of Lake Rukwa..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.05 %)
80.00 %
Ethnic Religions
20.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Pimbwe (91,000 speakers)
Language Code piw   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Pimbwe (91,000 speakers)
Language Code piw   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Pimbwe

Primary Language:  Pimbwe

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2017-2023)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Pimbwe Jesus Film Project
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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