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The Chenoua of Algeria

The Chenoua of Algeria, numbering approximately 110,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Berber people of the Chenoua massif on Algeria's Mediterranean coast between Cherchell and Tipaza, descended from the ancient Masaesyli inhabitants of the Tell Atlas and Sunni Muslim by faith. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Chenoua is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Algeria
People Cluster: Amazigh-Kabyle
Primary Language(s): Chenoua (cnu)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 110,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG042636
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chenoua
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

70%
%
Chenoua Speakers

Media Resources in Chenoua:

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Bible Resources in Chenoua:

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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): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

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Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
readPsalm 127:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will build their homes in the Lord and raise their children to know and honor Him.

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 those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Chenoua Across Countries (ROP3 - 102070) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChenouaPG042636ChenouaAlgeria110,000Unengaged and UnreachedChenouaSunni Islam

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