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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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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Fast Facts*:

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%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
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Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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

Next steps for the Yemeni Arabs:
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The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

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

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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yemini ArabsPG050485Yemini ArabsCanada7,100Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG047588Yemeni ArabsUnited States54,500Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniShia Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042862Yemeni ArabsSudan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042759Yemeni ArabsKuwait8,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042743Yemeni ArabsEthiopia39,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042710Yemeni ArabsEritrea71,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG015315Yemeni ArabsMadagascar63,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Southern Yemeni ArabsPG012274Southern Yemeni ArabsYemen12,110,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG012262Yemeni ArabsUnited Arab Emirates214,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011940Yemeni ArabsSaudi Arabia258,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011896Yemeni ArabsOman25,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011516Yemeni ArabsEgypt1,075,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Djiboutian ArabsPG011483Djiboutian ArabsDjibouti80,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniShia Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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