Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
People Cluster: Nilotic
Language: T'apo - (lgn)
Alternate Name(s): Opo-Shita, Opo, Opua, Cita, Ciita, Shita, Shiita, Ansita, Kina, Kwina
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Ethiopia
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Population: 6,400
Global Population: 6,400
Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
Overview: The Opuua Shita of Ethiopia, numbering 6,400, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ethiopia. Their primary language is T'apo. The primary religion practiced by the Opuua Shita is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.
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