Lumun in Sudan

The Lumun have only been reported in Sudan
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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Lumun tribe is defined by their language, also called Lumun. Lumun is a Niger-Congo, Kordofanian language. They live in the Lumun Hills of southern Sudan. Their homeland is in the Nuba Mountains.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Some Lumun men migrate to cities for part of the year to earn a month. Most of the year, however, they are subsistence farmers who grow peanuts, sorghum, and millet as staple foods. Most own a small number of cattle and chickens. They make their own pottery and baskets and sell some in the marketplace. They also weave cloth.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Lumuns are Christian, at least in name. They do not have a complete Bible, but they have the JESUS Film and other oral materials. They have what they need to take Christ to their neighbors.


What Are Their Needs?

The self-made humanitarian crisis in Sudan affects the Lumuns. Some have had to abandon their own homes to find a safe place to live. Because they are a small tribe, they are politically marginalized.


Prayer Items

Pray for Lumun Christians to become Christ-bearers to their Muslim neighbors no matter what the cost.
Pray for the Lord to protect the Lumuns from the fighting in Sudan.
Pray that soon Lumuns will be discipling others to become Christ s ambassadors to the Muslims.


Scripture Prayers for the Lumun in Sudan.


References

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Lumun
People Name in Country Lumun
Alternate Names Lomon
Population this Country 19,000
Population all Countries 19,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 2  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 18841
ROP3 Code 114644
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: Limon hills, Toromathan, To’ri, and Canya’ru villages.   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: Limon hills, Toromathan, To’ri, and Canya’ru villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 70.00 %)
97.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
3.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Lumun (19,000 speakers)
Language Code lmd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Lumun (19,000 speakers)
Language Code lmd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Lumun
Photo Source Final Sudan 
Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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