Songo, Nsongo in Angola

The Songo, Nsongo have only been reported in Angola
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Introduction / History

The Songo people's homeland is a region with a fertile savanna on a high plateau and a mild climate. They live on a semi-arid coastal plain and work in agriculture and fishing. Though they're a church going people, few are grounded in biblical truths that develop genuine, Christ-like witnessing believers.

Professing Songo Christians tend to be nominal and ritualistic and have little understanding of Scripture. Consequently, most are unacquainted with the great truths of the Bible, such as the necessity of the new birth, salvation by faith apart from legalistic works, and the all-sufficiency of Jesus. Without mother tongue Scripture, their faith has become largely formalistic in the 100-plus years since missionaries first introduced Christianity.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Songo believers seek to address the social issues of witchcraft and drug addiction in the local communities. The first of these is a carryover from the traditional culture and religion. When something bad happens, such as natural events and illnesses, people generally blame a human for using sorcery. The drug problem has arisen from the availability of addictive substances to a segment of the population that seeks temporary relief from life's problems.

Polygamy has also been a long-held practice in the Songo group and is a disturbing element in the largely churched society. This practice is dying out, however, and is less of a concern than in the past. The high importance Jesus and the apostles attached to marriage runs counter to this aspect of Songo culture and testifies to its need of transformation.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Songo, Nsongo in Angola.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Songo, Nsongo
People Name in Country Songo, Nsongo
Alternate Names Songo
Population this Country 245,000
Population all Countries 245,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 19052
ROP3 Code 116076
ROP25 Code 307653
ROP25 Name Songo
Country Angola
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country North central, Cuanza River area south of MalanjeNorth central, southeast of Luanda, Malanje, Cuanza Sul, Bié, and Lunda Norte provinces.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Angola
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country North central, Cuanza River area south of MalanjeNorth central, southeast of Luanda, Malanje, Cuanza Sul, Bié, and Lunda Norte provinces..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 17.00 %)
80.00 %
Ethnic Religions
20.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Songo (Angola) (245,000 speakers)
Language Code nsx   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Songo (Angola) (245,000 speakers)
Language Code nsx   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Songo (Angola)

Primary Language:  Songo (Angola)

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1936-1999)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2021)
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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