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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ajja of South Sudan

The Ajja of South Sudan, numbering approximately 325 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Aja-speaking Kresh-related people of western South Sudan whose communities are concentrated along the upper Sopo River and who maintain a distinct identity within the broader Central Sudanic cultural sphere. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Gbaya (Sudan) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Adja

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Gbaya (Sudan) (krs)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 325
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011960
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gbaya (Sudan)
Language Family: Kresh-Aja

100%
%
Gbaya Speakers

Media Resources in Gbaya (Sudan):

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Gbaya (Sudan):

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1 entry

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Or check out the Gbaya (Sudan) bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Ajja:
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Pray specifically for the Ajja of South Sudan

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Ajja Across Countries (ROP3 - 100169) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AjjaPG011960AjjaSouth Sudan325Unengaged and UnreachedGbaya (Sudan)Ethnoreligion

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