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The Donyiro of Ethiopia

The Donyiro of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 41,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an agro-pastoral people of the Lower Omo region of southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring South Sudan. They are part of the broader Ateker (Karimojong) cultural and linguistic cluster and traditionally combine cattle herding with riverine cultivation. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nyangatom is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Donyiro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Nyangatom (nnj)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 41,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042719
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nyangatom
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Nyangatom Speakers

Media Resources in Nyangatom:

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Bible Resources in Nyangatom:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Donyiro:
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Pray specifically for the Donyiro of Ethiopia

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Donyiro Across Countries (ROP3 - 102710) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DonyiroPG042719DonyiroEthiopia41,500Unengaged and UnreachedNyangatomEthnoreligion
DonyiroPG042815DonyiroSouth Sudan17,500Unengaged and UnreachedNyangatomAnimism

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