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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Zayse of Ethiopia

The Zayse of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 29,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group living today in Ethiopia. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Zayse-Zergulla is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Horn of Africa Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Omotic
Primary Language(s): Zayse-Zergulla (zay)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 29,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011659
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

77%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zayse-Zergulla
Language Family: Ta-Ne-Omotic

100%
%
Zayse Speakers

Media Resources in Zayse-Zergulla:

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Bible Resources in Zayse-Zergulla:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Zayse 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 Zayse:
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 Zayse of Ethiopia

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Zayse Across Countries (ROP3 - 111162) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ZaysePG011659ZayseEthiopia29,500No Longer UnreachedZayse-ZergullaProtestantism

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