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The Kaligi of South Sudan

The Kaligi of South Sudan, numbering approximately 20,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Muslim people of South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal who entered the region before the 10th century amid the fall of medieval Nubia, later forced south during 19th-century Mahdist campaigns, organized into seven clans descended from the sons of Hamad. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Feroge is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Feroge (fer)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 20,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012055
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Pray for the Kaligi of South Sudan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

60%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Feroge
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

58%
%
Feroge Speakers

Media Resources in Feroge:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Feroge:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kaligi 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 Kaligi:
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 Kaligi of South Sudan

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Kaligi Across Countries (ROP3 - 104474) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KaligiPG012055KaligiSouth Sudan20,000Engaged yet UnreachedFerogeSunni Islam

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