• PEOPLE NAME: XHOSA OF LESOTHO

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PEID: 15284

ROP: 110893

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Nguni

Language: Xhosa - (xho)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Lesotho

Also found in: Botswana; South Africa; Zimbabwe

Population: 26,000

Global Population: 9,827,500


PEID: 15284

ROP: 110893

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Xhosa of Lesotho, numbering 26,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Nguni people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 9,827,500 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Xhosa. The primary religion practiced by the Xhosa is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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