Tabwa in Zambia people group profile

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Population

58,000

Main Language

Taabwa

Largest Religion

Christianity 63.00%

Christian

63.00%

Evangelical

14.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Tabwa
People Name in Country	Tabwa
Alternate Names	Rungu; Shila; Taabwa
Population this Country	58,000
Population all Countries	1,334,000
Total Countries	2
Indigenous	No
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	15163
ROP3 Code	109677

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Central-South
People Group	Tabwa

Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Central-South
People Group	Tabwa
Ethnic Code	NAB57b

Geography

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Country	Zambia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Katanga province: on Lake Tanganyika, south of Moba. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Zambia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Katanga province: on Lake Tanganyika, south of Moba.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 14.00 %)	63.00 %
Ethnic Religions	36.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	1.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language

Taabwa

Language Code

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Language Written

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Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Bemba

Primary Language	Taabwa
Language Code	tap Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Bemba
People Groups	Speaking Taabwa

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Primary Language: Taabwa

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes
Bible-New Testament	Yes (2006-2016)
Bible-Complete	No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is)	Online

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Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	DAVAR Partners recording, New Testament	DAVAR Partners International
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing

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Photo Source	Copyrighted © 2024 International Mission Board-SBC - James Adair All rights reserved. Used with permission
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Congo, Democratic Republic of	1,276,000	4 ●
Zambia	58,000	5 ●
Totals: 2	1,334,000

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