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The Lotuho of South Sudan

The Lotuho of South Sudan, numbering approximately 225,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic-speaking agro-pastoral people of Eastern Equatoria in South Sudan whose identity is rooted in the Otuho language, clan-based social organization, agriculture, livestock herding, and traditions linked to the Imatong region. They mostly adhere to Animism and Otuho is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Lotuho

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Otuho (lot)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 225,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012089
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

58%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Otuho
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Otuho Speakers

Media Resources in Otuho:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Otuho:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lotuho 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 Lotuho:
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 Lotuho of South Sudan

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
readHebrews 10:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not neglect meeting together but encourage one another as they see the Day approaching.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Lotuho Across Countries (ROP3 - 105870) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LotuhoPG012089LotuhoSouth Sudan225,000Engaged yet UnreachedOtuhoAnimism

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