• PEOPLE NAME: ACHOLI OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 14887

ROP: 100042

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Acholi - (ach)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: South Sudan

Also found in: Uganda; United States

Population: 68,000

Global Population: 2,513,500


PEID: 14887

ROP: 100042

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Acholi of South Sudan, numbering 68,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,513,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Acholi. The primary religion practiced by the Acholi is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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