People group profile · PG012011
The Dongolese Nubians of Sudan
The Dongolese Nubians of Sudan, numbering about 89,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic Nubian people indigenous to the Nile valley of southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
They are an indigenous people in the Nubian people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Andaandi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 89,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Nubian
- Primary language
- Andaandi (dgl)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dongolese Nubians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dongolese Nubians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Andaandi · Central Sudanic family
59% speak Andaandi
Gospel resources in Andaandi
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Andaandi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dongolese Nubians
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- 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.
Nubian, Dongolawi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102707) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongolese Nubians | Egypt | 50,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Dongolese Nubians | United States | 5,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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