• PEOPLE NAME: SANYE (WAATA) OF KENYA

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PEID: 14855

ROP: 108687

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Khoisan

Language: Waata - (ssn)

Alternate Name(s): Waata

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Kenya

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Population: 17,000

Global Population: 17,000


PEID: 14855

ROP: 108687

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Sanye (Waata) of Kenya, numbering 17,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Khoisan people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Kenya. Their primary language is Waata. The primary religion practiced by the Sanye (Waata) 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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