• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEASTERN DINKA OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 12008

ROP: 102621

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Southeastern Dinka - (dks)

Alternate Name(s): Dinka Twic (E), Dinka Atoc, Dinka Gok, Dinka Hol (Ghol), Dinka Bor, Dinka Nyarweng

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Country: South Sudan

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Population: 705,000

Global Population: 705,000


PEID: 12008

ROP: 102621

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Southeastern Dinka of South Sudan, numbering 705,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in South Sudan. Their primary language is Southeastern Dinka. The primary religion practiced by the Southeastern Dinka is African Traditional Religion, a collection of beliefs and practices unique to various African ethnic groups.


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