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The Banda-Banda of South Sudan

The Banda-Banda of South Sudan, numbering approximately 4,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Banda subgroup of the Central African Republic-South Sudan borderlands whose Banda-Banda language forms part of the Central Banda continuum and includes several southern regional varieties. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Banda-Banda is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Banda-Banda

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Banda-Banda (bpd)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 4,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011975
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Banda-Banda
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Banda-Banda Speakers

Media Resources in Banda-Banda:

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Bible Resources in Banda-Banda:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Banda-Banda 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 Banda-Banda:
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 Banda-Banda of South Sudan

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

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.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Banda-Banda Across Countries (ROP3 - 100957) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Banda-BandaPG011975Banda-BandaSouth Sudan4,900Engaged yet UnreachedBanda-BandaNeo-Pentecostalism
Banda-BandaPG012829Banda-BandaCentral African Republic196,000Engaged yet UnreachedBanda-BandaProtestantism

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