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The Dawro of Ethiopia

The Dawro of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 894,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Omotic-speaking ethnolinguistic people of southwestern Ethiopia whose identity is rooted in the Dawro language, highland agriculture, regional historical traditions, and the cultural heritage of the Dawro Zone. They mostly adhere to Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity and Dawro is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Horn of Africa Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Omotic
Primary Language(s): Dawro (dwr)
Primary Religion(s): Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
Population: 894,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011568
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

40%
%
Tewahedo Orthodox Christi… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dawro
Language Family: Ta-Ne-Omotic

96%
%
Dawro Speakers

Media Resources in Dawro:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Dawro:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Bible League Intl.✓✓✓
2011 Bible Society of Ethiopia✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Dawro bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dawro are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Dawro:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Dawro of Ethiopia

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Dawro Across Countries (ROP3 - 105379) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
DawroPG011568DawroEthiopia894,000No Longer UnreachedDawroTewahedo Orthodox Christianity

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