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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dongolese Nubians of Egypt

The Dongolese Nubians of Egypt, numbering approximately 50,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic Nubian people indigenous to the Nile valley of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kenzi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Nubian
Primary Language(s): Kenzi (xnz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 50,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011495

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kenzi
Language Family: Pama-Nyungan

75%
%
Mattokki Speakers

Media Resources in Kenzi:

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Bible Resources in Kenzi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Dongolese Nubians 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 Dongolese Nubians:
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 Dongolese Nubians of Egypt

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Nubian, Dongolawi Across Countries (ROP3 - 102707) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Dongolese NubiansPG011495Dongolese NubiansEgypt50,000Engaged yet UnreachedKenziSunni Islam
Dongolese NubiansPG012011Dongolese NubiansSudan89,500Engaged yet UnreachedAndaandiSunni Islam
Dongolese NubiansPG046706Dongolese NubiansUnited States5,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni Islam

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