• PEOPLE NAME: NYIMANG OF SUDAN

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PEID: 12125

ROP: 107563

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nuba Mountains

Language: Ama - (nyi)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Sudan

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Population: 150,000

Global Population: 150,000


PEID: 12125

ROP: 107563

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Nyimang of Sudan, numbering 150,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nuba Mountains people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Sudan. Their primary language is Ama. The primary religion practiced by the Nyimang 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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