• PEOPLE NAME: TURUM OF SUDAN

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nuba Mountains

Language: Tagoi - (tag)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Sudan

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Population: 3,100

Global Population: 3,100


PEID: 42842

ROP: 110316

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Turum of Sudan, numbering 3,100, are No Longer 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 Tagoi. The primary religion practiced by the Turum is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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