Over 200 years ago Arab traders took people from their homes in Mozambique and Malawi to become slaves in Somalia. This slavery persisted until the 1930s, but the Bantu remained severely oppressed, rejected by Somali society. The Somali Bantu refer to themselves as Bantu and have low status in Somalia. Most of them speak Af-Maay. They are mostly farmers who eat their own produce.
The Somali civil war of the 1990s was used as an excuse to steal land and property from the Bantu. Many were raped, beaten, and killed during this time. Fleeing to Kenya, many Bantu found refuge in camps where a sizable number remain waiting to find a permanent home.
Most of these refugees in Kenya are either in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in northeastern Kenya or the Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northwest.
They mostly marry among themselves and there are few marriages between them and the Somalis. Bantu Somalis in Kenyan refugee camps live in dire poverty and squalor. Some have tried to start small businesses. Women are often raped and men beaten if they go outside the camp to find firewood. Many of them are being relocated to Tanzania or the United States.
Most of them are Muslims but some became Catholics and some are animists.
The Somali Bantu people in Kenya need a permanent home where they can earn a living and find education for their children.
Pray that the troubles the Somali Bantu have had will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray for a Bible studies and disciple-making movements to start in refugee camps.
Pray that the Somali Bantu will encounter the generosity and love of Christ through His followers in Kenya and the United States.
Pray that their hearts will be opened to the gospel as their physical needs are met.
Pray for peace and prosperity for the Somali Bantu, and that this displaced people will soon find their Heavenly Father.
Scripture Prayers for the Somali Bantu in Kenya.
http://orvillejenkins.com/peoples/somalibantu.html
http://howgenocidesend.ssrc.org/Besteman/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrlEF7F1qc
http://www.hartfordinfo.org/issues/wsd/immigrants/somali_bantu.pdf
http://cis.org/articles/2003/back1303.html
https://ethnomed.org/culture/somali-bantu/somali-bantu-refugees
http://www.irinnews.org/report/31830/kenya-somalia-unhcr-preparing-move-somali-bantus-kakuma
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Somali Bantu |
People Name in Country | Somali Bantu |
Natural Name | Bantu Somali |
Pronunciation | BAN-too |
Population this Country | 111,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,022,000 |
Total Countries | 4 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Jareer |
People ID | 20784 |
ROP3 Code | 103458 |
Country | Kenya | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Dadaab, Kakuma, Nairobi. Source: Field worker |
Country | Kenya |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Dadaab, Kakuma, Nairobi.. Source: Field worker |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.05 %) |
0.05 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
99.95 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Maay | |||
Language Code | ymm Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
|
Primary Language | Maay |
Language Code | ymm Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Somali | |
People Groups | Speaking Maay |
Primary Language: Maay
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2006-2007) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Maay | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Magdalena video | Jesus Film Project |
General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Sergeant G.D. Robinson - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |