• PEOPLE NAME: MONGALLESE ARABS OF SOUTH SUDAN

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Sudan

Language: Sudanese Creole Arabic - (pga)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: South Sudan

Also found in:

Population: 52,500

Global Population: 52,500


PEID: 12110

ROP: 106754

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Mongallese Arabs of South Sudan, numbering 52,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Sudan people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. This people group is only found in South Sudan. Their primary language is Sudanese Creole Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Mongallese Arabs is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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