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PEOPLE GROUP OF THE WEEK

Afar of Eritrea

The Afar of Eritrea, numbering 359,000 are Unengaged and Unreached with < 0.1% Evangelical believers. They are a Cushitic ethnic group indigenous to the Horn of Africa, living primarily in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. They speak the Afar language, an East Cushitic language within the Afroasiatic family, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Afar is their primary language.

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PEOPLE GROUP OF THE WEEK

Afar of Eritrea

The Afar of Eritrea, numbering 359,000 are Unengaged and Unreached with < 0.1% Evangelical believers. They are a Cushitic ethnic group indigenous to the Horn of Africa, living primarily in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. They speak the Afar language, an East Cushitic language within the Afroasiatic family, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim who primarily adhere to Sunni Islam and speak Afar.

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12,384 people groups (page 1 of 248)

PGID	Name	Country	Population	SPI	Language	Religion ▲	People Cluster (ROP2)	Affinity Bloc (ROP1)	People across Country (ROP3)
PG050691	Sengwer	Kenya	12,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Markweeta	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sengwer
PG050682	Barwe	Mozambique	44,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Barwe	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Chewa-Sena	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Barwe
PG050203	Koro Zuba	Nigeria	13,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Koro Zuba	African Traditional Religion	Benue	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Koro Zuba
PG047829	Kwaluudhi	Namibia	72,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kuanyama	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Central-Southwest	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kwaluudhi
PG015689	Zulu	Zimbabwe	166,000	No Longer Unreached	Zulu	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Nguni	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Zulu
PG015630	Shona	Zambia	35,000	No Longer Unreached	Shona	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Shona	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Shona
PG047828	Eunda	Namibia	20,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kuanyama	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Central-Southwest	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Eunda
PG047644	Yoruba	United States	152,000	No Longer Unreached	Yoruba	African Traditional Religion	Yoruba	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Yoruba
PG047448	Shona	Canada	3,000	No Longer Unreached	Shona	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Shona	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Shona
PG046710	Shilluk	United States	5,300	Engaged yet Unreached	Shilluk	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Shilluk
PG046788	Nuer	South Sudan	1,770,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Nuer	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Nuer, Naath
PG042499	Shilluk	South Sudan	433,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shilluk	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Shilluk
PG015429	Zulu	Mozambique	73,500	No Longer Unreached	Zulu	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Nguni	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Zulu
PG014951	Jita	Tanzania	603,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Jita	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Central-Lakes	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Jita
PG014927	Ganda	Tanzania	72,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ganda	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Makua-Yao	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Baganda
PG014898	South Central Dinka	South Sudan	733,000	Engaged yet Unreached	South Central Dinka	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Dinka, South Central
PG014805	Kikuyu	Kenya	9,505,000	No Longer Unreached	Kikuyu	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kikuyu
PG014790	Giriama Mijikenda	Kenya	1,145,000	No Longer Unreached	Giryama	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, East-Coastal	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Giriama
PG014787	Ganda	Kenya	47,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Ganda	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Makua-Yao	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Baganda
PG015166	Kimbundu Mbundu	Angola	10,040,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kimbundu	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Northwest	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Kimbundu
PG015234	Shona	Botswana	61,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shona	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Shona	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Shona
PG014306	Ashanti	Togo	96,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Akan	African Traditional Religion	Guinean	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Akan
PG014343	Fon	Togo	96,000	No Longer Unreached	Fon	African Traditional Religion	Guinean	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Fon
PG015032	Sagara	Tanzania	229,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sagala	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Central-Tanzania	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sagara
PG012005	Northeastern Dinka	South Sudan	978,000	No Longer Unreached	Northeastern Dinka	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Dinka, Northeastern
PG012006	Northwestern Dinka	South Sudan	69,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Northwestern Dinka	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Dinka, Northwestern
PG012008	Southeastern Dinka	South Sudan	733,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Southeastern Dinka	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Dinka, Southeastern
PG012009	Southwestern Dinka	South Sudan	1,835,000	No Longer Unreached	Southwestern Dinka	African Traditional Religion	Nilotic	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Western Dinka, Rek
PG013322	Fon	Ghana	18,000	No Longer Unreached	Fon	African Traditional Religion	Guinean	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Fon
PG013185	Fon	Gabon	25,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Fon	African Traditional Religion	Guinean	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Fon
PG012390	Dogon	Burkina Faso	18,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Toro So Dogon	African Traditional Religion	Gur	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Dogon, Toro So
PG012478	Awing	Cameroon	38,000	No Longer Unreached	Awing	African Traditional Religion	Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Awing
PG012364	Yoruba	Benin	265,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Yoruba	African Traditional Religion	Yoruba	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Yoruba
PG000779	Estonians	Estonia	899,000	No Longer Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG000629	Estonians	United Kingdom	13,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG000552	Estonians	Sweden	13,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG007583	Koreans	North Korea	26,120,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Korean	Agnosticism	Korean	East Asian Peoples	Korean
PG007584	Han Chinese	North Korea	185,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Mandarin
PG006798	Han Chinese (Gan)	China	41,280,000	No Longer Unreached	Gan Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Gan
PG006801	Han Chinese (Jinyu)	China	60,310,000	No Longer Unreached	Jinyu Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Jin
PG006802	Han Chinese (Mandarin)	China	901,450,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Mandarin
PG006805	Han Chinese (Min Nan)	China	35,550,000	No Longer Unreached	Min Nan Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Min Nan
PG006807	Han Chinese (Xiang)	China	42,440,000	No Longer Unreached	Xiang Chinese	Agnosticism	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Xiang
PG024673	Estonians	Uzbekistan	1,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG024267	Estonians	Kazakhstan	2,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG043392	Estonians	Canada	10,500	No Longer Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG043235	Estonians	United States	7,200	Engaged yet Unreached	Standard Estonian	Agnosticism	Finno-Ugric	Eurasian Peoples	Estonian
PG042910	Jews	Russian Federation	210,000	No Longer Unreached	Russian	Agnosticism	Jews	Jewish Peoples	Jew, Russian
PG050227	Han Chinese	Northern Mariana Islands	14,000	No Longer Unreached	Mandarin Chinese	Ancestor Worship	Chinese	East Asian Peoples	Han Chinese, Mandarin
PG015666	Ndau	Zimbabwe	594,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Ndau	Ancestor Worship	Bantu, Shona	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Ndau

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12,384 People Groups

7,299 UPGs

2,817 UUPGs

What are people groups and why do they matter to God?

Total global population: 8,315,267,670

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