Mondari, Chir in South Sudan

The Mondari, Chir have only been reported in South Sudan
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Mundari are a small nilotic tribe of cattle herders and agriculturalists native to South Sudan. The traditional Mundari tribal lands are located roughly 75 kilometers north of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and are centered around the town of Terekeka in the state of Central Equatoria. They are bordered to the north by the Bor Dinka at Pariak and to the south by the Bari of Juba at the Ku'da River. Their lands are bounded on the east by the White Nile and extend west to Lake Madi in Western Equatoria state, an area roughly 100 by 75 kilometers in size.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Mundari, like other nilotic tribes, are very cattle-oriented: cattle serves as food, a form of currency and a mark of status. Marriages are arranged by the prospective groom offering cattle to the bride's family and husbands may take as many wives as they can support. The Mundari engage in perennial cattle raiding wars with the Bor Dinka during the dry season. The Mundari also cultivate sorghum and catch fish using nets and spears. In common with other nilotic tribes in South Sudan, the Mundari practice ritual scarification as a rite of passage into adulthood for young men. The typical Mundari scar pattern consists of two sets of three parallel lines, each on either side of the forehead, extending in a downward slope and unconnected in the middle.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Mandari follow a mixture of Christian and animistic beliefs, with symbols playing an important role in their cosmology.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Mondari, Chir in South Sudan.


Profile Source:   Wikipedia / Joshua Project  Creative Commons

People Name General Mondari, Chir
People Name in Country Mondari, Chir
Alternate Names Mandari; Mondari; Mundari
Population this Country 59,000
Population all Countries 59,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 13785
ROP3 Code 106749
ROP25 Code 305573
ROP25 Name Mondari
Country South Sudan
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Central Equatoria State, Terakeka county, both sides of the Nile; small area, Western Equatoria State, Mvolo county.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country South Sudan
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Central Equatoria State, Terakeka county, both sides of the Nile; small area, Western Equatoria State, Mvolo county..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 9.00 %)
75.00 %
Ethnic Religions
25.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mandari (59,000 speakers)
Language Code mqu   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mandari (59,000 speakers)
Language Code mqu   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mandari

Primary Language:  Mandari

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2008-2012)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Mandari Jesus Film Project
Photo Source Rod Waddington - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Profile Source Wikipedia / Joshua Project  Creative Commons
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