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The Belanda Dor of South Sudan

The Belanda Dor of South Sudan, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Western Nilotic people related to the Shilluk, split into river-dwelling Jo Kunam and hill-dwelling Jo Ugot clans, whose tradition tells of splitting from the Jo Luo to join the Bor near the Sueh hills, later displaced by slave raids and war. They mostly adhere to Animism and Belanda Bor is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Belanda Bor (bxb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011981
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Belanda Bor
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Belanda Bor Speakers

Media Resources in Belanda Bor:

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Bible Resources in Belanda Bor:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Belanda Dor are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Belanda Dor:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Belanda Dor of South Sudan

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Belanda Bor Across Countries (ROP3 - 101221) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Belanda DorPG011981Belanda DorSouth Sudan19,000No Longer UnreachedBelanda BorAnimism

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