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The Omani Arabs of Djibouti

The Omani Arabs of Djibouti, numbering approximately 78,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are descendants of Omani migrants whose communities in Djibouti reflect longstanding historical connections between Oman and the East African coast. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Sanaani Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Djibouti
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Sanaani Arabic (ayn)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 78,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042682
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sanaani Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Sanaani Speakers

Media Resources in Sanaani Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Sanaani Arabic:

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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

Next steps for the Omani Arabs:
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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Arab, Omani Across Countries (ROP3 - 100431) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Omani ArabsPG012245Omani ArabsUnited Arab Emirates369,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG011931Omani ArabsSaudi Arabia148,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG011885Omani ArabsOman1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedOmani ArabicFolk Islam
Omani ArabsPG042756Omani ArabsKuwait21,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG042682Omani ArabsDjibouti78,500Unengaged and UnreachedSanaani ArabicSunni Islam

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

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