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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Amhara of Egypt

The Amhara of Egypt, numbering approximately 4,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as Amharic immigrants or Egyptians of Amhara ethnic origin, part of the Ethiopian diaspora. Indigenous to Ethiopia’s north‑central highlands, the Amhara speak Amharic and are traditionally associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian faith They are an Diaspora people, with Amhara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Ethio-Semitic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity. They primarily speak Amharic.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Horn of Africa Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Ethio-Semitic
Primary Language(s): Amharic (amh)
Primary Religion(s): Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
Population: 4,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011488
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Tewahedo Orthodox Christi… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Amharic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Amharic Speakers

Media Resources in Amharic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Amharic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1962 Bible Society of Ethiopia✓
1988 Common Version✓
New Amharic Standard Version (NASV)✓
Orthodox-Septuagint Deuterocanonical Version✓

4 entries

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Or check out the Amharic bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Amhara of Egypt

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
readPsalm 96:3

Pray for people to hear and believe the good news of Jesus and joyfully share it with their family and friends.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Amhara Across Countries (ROP3 - 100293) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
AmharaPG011488AmharaEgypt4,100Unengaged and UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
AmharaPG042397AmharaGermany23,000Unengaged and UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
AmharaPG011482AmharaDjibouti550Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
AmharaPG011540AmharaEthiopia36,160,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
AmharaPG046497AmharaUnited States189,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity
AmharaPG047403AmharaCanada14,000No Longer UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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