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The Belanda Dor of South Sudan

The Belanda Dor of South Sudan, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Western Nilotic people related to the Shilluk, split into river-dwelling Jo Kunam and hill-dwelling Jo Ugot clans, whose tradition tells of splitting from the Jo Luo to join the Bor near the Sueh hills, later displaced by slave raids and war. They mostly adhere to Animism and Belanda Bor is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Belanda Bor (bxb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011981
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Belanda Bor
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Belanda Bor Speakers

Media Resources in Belanda Bor:

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Bible Resources in Belanda Bor:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Belanda Dor 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 Belanda Dor:
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 Belanda Dor of South Sudan

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

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.

Belanda Bor Across Countries (ROP3 - 101221) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Belanda DorPG011981Belanda DorSouth Sudan19,000No Longer UnreachedBelanda BorAnimism

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