• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN YEMENI ARABS OF UNITED STATES


PEID: 50334

ROP: 108627

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Arab World

People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni

Language: Sanaani Arabic - (ayn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Shia

Country: United States

Also found in: Yemen

Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,163,000


PEID: 50334

ROP: 108627

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Northern Yemeni Arabs of United States, numbering 13,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Arab, Yemeni people cluster within the Arab World affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 13,163,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sanaani Arabic. The primary religion practiced by the Northern Yemeni Arabs is Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'.


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