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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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Pray for the Dongolese Nubians of Egypt

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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

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.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

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

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3 people groups

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

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