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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kenzi Nubians of Sudan

The Kenzi Nubians of Sudan, numbering approximately 62,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as one of two tribes of Kenuzi-Dongola (kzh) speaking Nubians They are an Indigenous people, with Nubian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Nubian people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kenzi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Nubian
Primary Language(s): Kenzi (xnz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 62,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012068

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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

59%
%
Mattokki Speakers

Media Resources in Kenzi:

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Bible Resources in Kenzi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kenzi 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 Kenzi 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 Kenzi Nubians of Sudan

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Nubian, Kenuzi Across Countries (ROP3 - 104833) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kenzi NubiansPG012068Kenzi NubiansSudan62,000Engaged yet UnreachedKenziSunni Islam

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