People group profile · PG011325
The Bolgo Dugag of Chad
The Bolgo Dugag of Chad, numbering about 5,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Banda-Ngbaka-affiliated people of Chad's Guera, Salamat, and Moyen-Chari regions, with a related population in CAR's Ndele prefecture, whose numbers began declining in the late 18th century amid wars of extermination with rival groups.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bolgo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 5,900
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Bolgo (bvo)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Guéra region: Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, southeast of Melfi
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bolgo Dugag are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bolgo Dugag
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
50% adherents
Primary language
Bolgo · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Bolgo
Gospel resources in Bolgo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bolgo Dugag
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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