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The South Central Dinka of United States

The South Central Dinka of United States, numbering approximately 9,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic tribal group indigenous to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. They mostly adhere to Animism and South Central Dinka is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): South Central Dinka (dib)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046703

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Central Dinka
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Dinka, South Central Speakers

Media Resources in South Central Dinka:

Films:
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Bible Resources in South Central Dinka:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The South Central Dinka 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 South Central Dinka:
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 South Central Dinka of United States

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Dinka, South Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 102620) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
South Central DinkaPG014898South Central DinkaSouth Sudan734,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAfrican Traditional Religion
South Central DinkaPG046703South Central DinkaUnited States9,900Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAnimism
South Central DinkaPG050512South Central DinkaCanada2,400Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central DinkaAnimism

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