People group profile · PG012053
The Katcha-Kadugli of Sudan
The Katcha-Kadugli of Sudan, numbering about 98,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kadu-speaking people of Sudan's Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, part of a mountain refuge region of over fifty distinct communities historically resisting slave raiding and assimilation from the surrounding lowlands.
They are an indigenous people in the Nuba Mountains people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Katcha-Kadugli-Miri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 98,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Nuba Mountains
- Primary language
- Katcha-Kadugli-Miri (xtc)
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Katcha-Kadugli 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 Katcha-Kadugli
- 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
Primary language
Katcha-Kadugli-Miri · Kadugli-Krongo family
59% speak Katcha-Kadugli-Miri
Gospel resources in Katcha-Kadugli-Miri
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Katcha-Kadugli-Miri)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Katcha-Kadugli
- 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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