• PEOPLE NAME: KUKU OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 12076

ROP: 105363

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Bari - (bfa)

Alternate Name(s): Koko

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: South Sudan

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Population: 62,500

Global Population: 62,500


PEID: 12076

ROP: 105363

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Kuku of South Sudan, numbering 62,500, are Engaged yet 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 Bari. The primary religion practiced by the Kuku is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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