Sukuma in Tanzania


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Introduction / History

The Sukuma people are the largest people group in Tanzania. The Sukuma live in the northwestern part of the country between Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa. Their major town center is Mwanza, which is situated on the shore of Lake Victoria. Sukumaland consists mainly of dry savannah or semi-desert and the climate is subtropical. The Sukuma are closely related to the neighboring Nyamwezi people group. About 80% of the people still live in rural areas, although more and more people are moving into the major cities.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Most of the Sukuma people are subsistence farmers and cattle herders, and sweet potatoes and millet are their staple foods. Their main cash crops are cotton and tobacco.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The majority of Sukuma people practice and are deeply rooted in animism. Every area of life, from naming their children to planting crops, is affected by their belief in the ancestral and other spirits. The Sukuma are presently about 42% Christian, and th


What Are Their Needs?

The Sukuma people in rural areas are especially poor, but they are able to meet their own subsistence needs. However, when drought comes to this dry savannah region, this area is hit especially hard.

The Sukuma also have a spiritual need – to be free


Prayer Items

Pray for the Lord to raise up Sukuma Christians who rise above fear of the spirit world and lead others to do the same.
Pray for entire Sumuma families to put all their faith in Jesus Christ.
Pray for Sukuma disciples to make more disciples among Muslis in Tanzania.


Scripture Prayers for the Sukuma in Tanzania.


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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sukuma
People Name in Country Sukuma
Alternate Names Sakuma
Population this Country 11,600,000
Population all Countries 11,602,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15112
ROP3 Code 109589
Country Tanzania
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Shinyanga and Mwanza regions; Kagera, Tabora, and Singida regions; some in Kigoma and Mara regions; between Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa, to Serengeti plain, Kiya, Gwe; few in cities, 88% in the traditional area.   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 Shinyanga and Mwanza regions; Kagera, Tabora, and Singida regions; some in Kigoma and Mara regions; between Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa, to Serengeti plain, Kiya, Gwe; few in cities, 88% in the traditional area..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 12.00 %)
50.00 %
Ethnic Religions
35.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
15.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Sukuma (11,600,000 speakers)
Language Code suk   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Sukuma (11,600,000 speakers)
Language Code suk   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Sukuma
Photo Source Brian Christopher Magill 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.