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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Sudan

The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Sudan, numbering approximately 192,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nubian people along Sudan's Nile whose Mahas ancestors converted to Christianity in the 6th century before gradual Islamization across the 14th-17th centuries, today blending Islamic practice with older beliefs centered on the spirit of the Nile River. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Nobiin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fedicca/Mohas Nubian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Nubian
Primary Language(s): Nobiin (fia)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 192,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012019
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nobiin
Language Family: Nubian

59%
%
Nobiin Speakers

Media Resources in Nobiin:

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Bible Resources in Nobiin:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fedicca-Mohas Nubians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Fedicca-Mohas Nubians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Fedicca-Mohas Nubians of Sudan

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven"
readMatthew 9:14

Pray that those who are spiritually dead will recognize their need for spiritual nourishment and turn to the One who offers true fulfillment.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Nubian, Fedicca-Mahas Across Countries (ROP3 - 107367) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fedicca-Mohas NubiansPG012019Fedicca-Mohas NubiansSudan192,000Engaged yet UnreachedNobiinSunni Islam
Fedicca-Mohas NubiansPG042698Fedicca-Mohas NubiansEgypt455,000Engaged yet UnreachedNobiinSunni Islam

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