People group profile · PG012040
The Indri of South Sudan
The Indri of South Sudan, numbering about 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Ubangian-speaking people of South Sudan's Raga County, subjugated by the Feroghe under Sultan Hammad Musa in the 1930s, having since converted to Islam while some clans still make offerings to ancestral spirits.
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 Sudanese Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Population
- 1,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Sudanese Arabic (apd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Western Bahr al Ghazal: Raga county, Sabil Abu Zalah area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Indri are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Indri
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
60% adherents
Primary language
Sudanese Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Sudanese Arabic
Gospel resources in Sudanese Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sharif (Sudanese) Version · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Indri
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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