• PEOPLE NAME: JUR MODO OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 14893

ROP: 104332

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Jur Modo - (bex)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: South Sudan

Also found in: United States

Population: 149,000

Global Population: 150,700


PEID: 14893

ROP: 104332

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Jur Modo of South Sudan, numbering 149,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 150,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Jur Modo. The primary religion practiced by the Jur Modo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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