• PEOPLE NAME: BARI OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 14889

ROP: 101283

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Bari - (bfa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: South Sudan

Also found in: Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Uganda; United States

Population: 629,000

Global Population: 803,000


PEID: 14889

ROP: 101283

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Bari of South Sudan, numbering 629,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 803,000 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Bari. The primary religion practiced by the Bari is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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