Chokwe in Namibia people group profile

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Population

8,300

Main Language

Chokwe

Largest Religion

Christianity 85.00%

Christian

85.00%

Evangelical

39.00%

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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General Info

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People Name General	Chokwe
People Name in Country	Chokwe
Alternate Names	Djok; Kioko; Tshokwe
Population this Country	8,300
Population all Countries	3,980,000
Total Countries	4
Indigenous	No
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	11365
ROP3 Code	102181

Ethnicity

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

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

Geography

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Country	Namibia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

Country	Namibia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 39.00 %)	85.00 %
Ethnic Religions	14.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	1.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Chokwe (8,300 speakers)
Language Code	cjk Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Cokwe
Dialect Code	166 Global Recordings Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Chokwe (8,300 speakers)
Language Code	cjk Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Cokwe
Dialect Code	166 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Chokwe

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Primary Language: Chokwe

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1916-1964)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1927-1958)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1970-1991)
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com)	Online

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Cokwe	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Chokwe	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Chokwe	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

Sources

Photo Source	(Representative photo) Retlaw Snellac - Flickr Creative Commons
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Angola	2,417,000	5 ●
Congo, Democratic Republic of	1,423,000	5 ●
Namibia	8,300	5 ●
Zambia	132,000	5 ●
Totals: 4	3,980,000

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