Nyungwe in Mozambique
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The Zambezi River flows through the Nyungwe area and many villages depend on this large river for farming and fishing.
While the neighboring language areas are in highly productive, higher elevation agricultural areas, the Nyungwe survive long dry seasons with cattle and goat herding. The heat is the most difficult aspect of life in the Nyungwe area. Temperatures are regularly over 40C/100F during half of the year.
Although many Nyungwe people would identify themselves as Christians, they may have only a surface understanding of the Gospel. In the cities, almost everyone has heard of the Bible and Jesus but their traditional religion is animist, with all the ancestor worship and spirit appeasement that entails.
God is working among the Nyungwe, but progress is slow with little vision for evangelism and sharing the truth. The needs of the Nyungwe people would probably be best addressed through God's Word becoming an agent of change in their lives.
* Scripture Prayers for the Nyungwe in Mozambique.
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| People Name General | Nyungwe |
| People Name in Country | Nyungwe |
| Population this Country | 412,000 |
| Population all Countries | 446,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 4 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Phimbi; Tete; Yungwe |
| People ID | 14105 |
| ROP3 Code | 107571 |
| Country | Mozambique | ||
| Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
| Continent | Africa | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | 45 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
| Location in Country | Tete province: Zambezi river banks north of Sena [seh] language area; Manica province: east bank, Luenha river, east from Changara. Source: Ethnologue 2016 | ||
| Country | Mozambique |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| Continent | Africa |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 45 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Location in Country | Tete province: Zambezi river banks north of Sena [seh] language area; Manica province: east bank, Luenha river, east from Changara.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Language | Nyungwe (412,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nyu Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Nyungwe (412,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nyu Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Nyungwe |
Primary Language: Nyungwe
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1897-2010) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2019) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Nyungwe |
| Text / Printed Matter | Download scripture in this language |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 8.00 %) |
30.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
70.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
0.0 %
|
| Independent |
30.0 %
|
| Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
| Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
| Protestant |
0.0 %
|
| Roman Catholic |
70.0 %
|
