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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The South Central Dinka of United States

The South Central Dinka of United States, numbering approximately 9,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic tribal group indigenous to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. They mostly adhere to Animism and South Central Dinka is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): South Central Dinka (dib)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046703

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Central Dinka
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Dinka, South Central Speakers

Media Resources in South Central Dinka:

Films:
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Bible Resources in South Central Dinka:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the South Central Dinka bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The South Central Dinka 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 South Central Dinka:
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 South Central Dinka of United States

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Dinka, South Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 102620) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
South Central DinkaPG014898South Central DinkaSouth Sudan733,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAfrican Traditional Religion
South Central DinkaPG046703South Central DinkaUnited States9,800Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAnimism
South Central DinkaPG050512South Central DinkaCanada2,400Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAnimism

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