Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Nuer - (nus)

Alternate Name(s): Nuer

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodoxy

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in: South Sudan; United States

Population: 220,000

Global Population: 2,454,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Naath of Ethiopia, numbering 220,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,454,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Nuer. The primary religion practiced by the Naath is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available