• PEOPLE NAME: NARA OF ETHIOPIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Nara - (nrb)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in: Eritrea

Population: 87,000

Global Population: 157,500


PEID: 42730

ROP: 107088

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Nara of Ethiopia, numbering 87,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 157,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Nara. The primary religion practiced by the Nara is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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