Tukam in Sudan

The Tukam have only been reported in Sudan
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Introduction / History

The Muslim Tukams are among the original people from Sudan s Nuba Hills. They speak Tagoi, one of the local languages. Ironically, this mountainous land was once a refuge for those fleeing slave raids.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They have tight-knit families that provide them with identity and the security of belonging. Families work together and defend one another. They distrust outsiders, who have represented a threat for many years.

These farmers cultivate sorghum, millet, and sesame as their primary food sources. For sale and trade, they grow peanuts and tobacco. Every family raises livestock: cattle, goats, and chickens. Women do the cooking, child rearing, and vegetable gardening, while the men tend to the livestock. A typical meal includes millet porridge flavored with sauces made from okra, meat, or beans.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Almost all Tukam people are Sunni Muslims who also adhere to tribal religious practices. Folk Muslims believe that Allah is supreme, but he doesn t deal with local issues like sickness, etc.


What Are Their Needs?

There are probably no Christ followers among the Tukams. There might be Christians nearby, but there is much animosity between the two religious communities.


Prayer Items

Pray for the Lord to raise his chosen ambassadors to the Tukams and other Muslim people in Sudan.
Pray for God to bring peace and justice between the two religious communities.
Pray that soon Tukams will be discipling others in Christ s ways.


Scripture Prayers for the Tukam in Sudan.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tukam_people


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Tukam
People Name in Country Tukam
Alternate Names Tumale
Population this Country 23,000
Population all Countries 23,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 0  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 15619
ROP3 Code 110251
Country Sudan
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 5  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Janub Kurdufan state: Moreb, Tagoi, Turjok, Tumale, Tuling, Tukum, and Turum.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Sudan
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 5  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Janub Kurdufan state: Moreb, Tagoi, Turjok, Tumale, Tuling, Tukum, and Turum..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Tagoi (23,000 speakers)
Language Code tag   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Tagoi (23,000 speakers)
Language Code tag   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Tagoi

Primary Language:  Tagoi

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.