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The Anuak of Ethiopia

The Anuak of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 142,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nilotic ethnic group who live primarily in the Gambela Region of western Ethiopia and neighboring South Sudan. They belong to the broader Luo-speaking peoples of East Africa and speak Dha-Anywaa (Anuak), a Western Nilotic language. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Anuak is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Anuak (anu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 142,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011544
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Anuak
Language Family: Nilotic

85%
%
Anuak Speakers

Media Resources in Anuak:

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Bible Resources in Anuak:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Anuak are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Anuak:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Anuak of Ethiopia

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

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.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

Anuak Across Countries (ROP3 - 100395) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AnuakPG011544AnuakEthiopia142,000No Longer UnreachedAnuakProtestantism
AnuakPG011964AnuakSouth Sudan99,000Engaged yet UnreachedAnuakSunni Islam
AnuakPG046701AnuakUnited States4,200Engaged yet UnreachedAnuakEthnoreligion

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