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The Nyangatom of Ethiopia

The Nyangatom of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 43,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an agro-pastoral Nilotic people of Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley and South Sudan borderlands, closely related to the Turkana and Toposa, whose livelihoods combine cattle herding with riverine cultivation. They mostly adhere to Animism and Nyangatom is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nyangatom

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Nyangatom (nnj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 43,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011628

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Pray for the Nyangatom of Ethiopia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

97%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nyangatom
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Nyangatom Speakers

Media Resources in Nyangatom:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Nyangatom:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nyangatom 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 Nyangatom:
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 Nyangatom of Ethiopia

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
readIsaiah 41:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not fear, for the Lord is with them, and He will strengthen, help, and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Nyangatom Across Countries (ROP3 - 107543) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NyangatomPG011628NyangatomEthiopia43,500Engaged yet UnreachedNyangatomAnimism

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