• PEOPLE NAME: KACIPO-BALESI OF ETHIOPIA

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PEID: 42726

ROP: 104374

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Kacipo-Bale Suri - (koe)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in: South Sudan

Population: 4,600

Global Population: 10,400


PEID: 42726

ROP: 104374

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Kacipo-Balesi of Ethiopia, numbering 4,600, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,400 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kacipo-Bale Suri. The primary religion practiced by the Kacipo-Balesi is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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