Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Southwestern Dinka - (dik)

Alternate Name(s): Dinka Twic (W), Dinka Rek, Dinka Luac, Dinka Ngok

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Country: South Sudan

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Population: 1,765,000

Global Population: 1,765,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Southwestern Dinka of South Sudan, numbering 1,765,000, are No Longer 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 Southwestern Dinka. The primary religion practiced by the Southwestern Dinka is African Traditional Religion, a collection of beliefs and practices unique to various African ethnic groups.

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