Yemeni Arabs of Eritrea (PGID: PG042710)

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The Yemeni Arabs of Eritrea

The Yemeni Arabs of Eritrea, numbering approximately 71,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a diaspora community of Yemeni Arabs in Eritrea They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Yemeni as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Yemeni people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni.

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Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Eritrea
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni (acq)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 71,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042710
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

Films:

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Magdalena	View Film

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6

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Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105

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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
Hebrews 10:24

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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Arab, Yemeni Across Countries (ROP3 - 109729) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language ▼	Religion
PG011483	Djiboutian Arabs	Djibouti	80,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG011516	Yemeni Arabs	Egypt	1,075,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011896	Yemeni Arabs	Oman	25,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011940	Yemeni Arabs	Saudi Arabia	258,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG012262	Yemeni Arabs	United Arab Emirates	214,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG012274	Southern Yemeni Arabs	Yemen	12,110,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG015315	Yemeni Arabs	Madagascar	63,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042710	Yemeni Arabs	Eritrea	71,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042743	Yemeni Arabs	Ethiopia	39,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042759	Yemeni Arabs	Kuwait	8,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042862	Yemeni Arabs	Sudan	34,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG047588	Yemeni Arabs	United States	54,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG050485	Yemini Arabs	Canada	7,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam

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