Yemeni Arabs of Ethiopia (PGID: PG042743)

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The Yemeni Arabs of Ethiopia

The Yemeni Arabs of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 39,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a diaspora community of Yemeni Arabs in Ethiopia They are an Diaspora people, with Arab, Yemeni as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Arab, Yemeni people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni.

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Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni (acq)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 39,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042743
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

Films:

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Magdalena	View Film

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

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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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For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
1 Chronicles 16:26

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No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
Luke 13:3

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Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Hebrews 10:25

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Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Matthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Arab, Yemeni Across Countries (ROP3 - 109729) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▲	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG050485	Yemini Arabs	Canada	7,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042759	Yemeni Arabs	Kuwait	8,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011896	Yemeni Arabs	Oman	25,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042862	Yemeni Arabs	Sudan	34,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042743	Yemeni Arabs	Ethiopia	39,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG047588	Yemeni Arabs	United States	54,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG015315	Yemeni Arabs	Madagascar	63,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG042710	Yemeni Arabs	Eritrea	71,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011483	Djiboutian Arabs	Djibouti	80,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Shia Islam
PG012262	Yemeni Arabs	United Arab Emirates	214,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011940	Yemeni Arabs	Saudi Arabia	258,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG011516	Yemeni Arabs	Egypt	1,075,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam
PG012274	Southern Yemeni Arabs	Yemen	12,110,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni	Sunni Islam

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