Swahili, Pemba in Tanzania people group profile

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The Swahili, Pemba have only been reported in Tanzania

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Population

56,000

Main Language

Swahili

Largest Religion

Islam (99.70%)

Christian

0.30%

Evangelical

0.20%

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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City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Sources: People Group location: Ethnologue. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.

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Scripture Prayers for the Swahili, Pemba in Tanzania.

Additional Info

Global Prayer Digest: 2010-01-03

General Info

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People Name General	Swahili, Pemba
People Name in Country	Swahili, Pemba
Natural Name	Pemba Swahili
Population this Country	56,000
Population all Countries	56,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Unreached	Yes
Frontier People Group	No
Pioneer Workers Needed	1
Alternate Names	Pemba; Phemba
People ID	14355
ROP3 Code	107965

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Swahili
People Group	Swahili, Pemba
Ethnic Code	NAB57j

Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Swahili
People Group	Swahili, Pemba
Ethnic Code	NAB57j

Geography

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Country	Tanzania
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Widespread. Formerly Zanzibar, coastal areas. 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	Widespread. Formerly Zanzibar, coastal areas.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Map Symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Languages

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Primary Language	Swahili (56,000 speakers)
Language Code	swh Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Pemba
Dialect Code	16984 Global Recordings Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Swahili (56,000 speakers)
Language Code	swh Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Pemba
Dialect Code	16984 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Swahili

Resources

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Primary Language: Swahili

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1868-1968)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1879-1989)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1890-2017)
Bible-NT Audio	Online
Bible-NT Text	Online

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
Audio Recordings	Love letter to you from scripture
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament
Audio Recordings	Oral Bible Stories
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio
Film / Video	God's Love Story
Film / Video	God's Story video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Swahili
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels
Film / Video	Magdalena video
Film / Video	My Last Day video, anime
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	The Hope Video
Film / Video	Walk with Jesus video
General	Bible for Children
General	Biblical answers to your questions
General	Four Spiritual Laws
General	Gospel resources links
General	Walk with the Prophets and meet the Messiah

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.20 %)	0.30 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	99.70 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	0.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	30.0 %
Roman Catholic	70.0 %

Sources

Photo Source	Anonymous
Map Source	People Group location: Ethnologue. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more

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