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:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Belanda Bor:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Belanda Bor bible at Bible.com

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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

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

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

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