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Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. President Salva Kiir , a Catholic , while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba , stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion .
In South Sudan, the languages with the most speakers are Nuer with 1.8 million speakers in 2017, Dinka with perhaps 4.5 million in 2017; these two groups of languages are also closely related to one another, and Shilluk with 920,000 speakers, as of Bari had 420,000 in 2000, and Zande had 350,000 in 1982. Of the Ubangi languages, available ...
The official language of South Sudan is English. [1]There are over 60 indigenous languages, most classified under the Nilo-Saharan Language family.Collectively, they represent two of the first order divisions of Nile Sudanic and Central Sudanic.
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse ...
The last census to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified as following traditional beliefs or were Christian, while 18% were Muslim. [2] The most recent Pew Research Center report on Religion and Public Life estimated that in 2020, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the ...
Baale language; Bai language (South Sudan) Baka language (South Sudan) Bari language; Belanda Viri language; Beli language (South Sudan) Bongo language; Bongo–Bagirmi languages; Bongo–Baka languages
Most members of the Keliko are Christians. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they are called kaliko umi, more especially from Laibo, Mado, awubha awuzi and so on. There is a slight pronunciation between Kaliko people in South Sudan and those in the DRC. [citation needed] They speak the Keliko language, which is a Central Sudanic language ...
Sixty four languages are standard language in South Sudan; however, their dialects are not all mutually intelligible. Historically, neither the Dinka nor the Nuer or any other tribes have a tradition of centralized political authority and embrace a cattle culture where land is held by the community and livestock is the main measure of wealth.