People group profile · PG012005
The Northeastern Dinka of South Sudan
The Northeastern Dinka of South Sudan, numbering about 977,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nilotic tribal group indigenous to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad.
They are an indigenous people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Northeastern Dinka.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Population
- 977,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Northeastern Dinka (dip)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northeastern Dinka are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Northeastern Dinka
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
75% adherents
Primary language
Northeastern Dinka · Nilotic family
100% speak Northeastern Dinka
Gospel resources in Northeastern Dinka
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dinka, Northeastern (Padang))
Bibles
- 2009 Bible Society of South Sudan · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northeastern Dinka
- 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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