• PEOPLE NAME: BONGO OF SOUTH SUDAN

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PEID: 11989

ROP: 101600

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Sudanic

Language: Bongo - (bot)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestantism

Country: South Sudan

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Population: 15,500

Global Population: 15,500


PEID: 11989

ROP: 101600

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Bongo of South Sudan, numbering 15,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Sudanic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in South Sudan. Their primary language is Bongo. The primary religion practiced by the Bongo is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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