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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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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Fast Facts*:

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%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
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Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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 Yemeni Arabs:
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The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

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

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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern Yemeni ArabsPG012274Southern Yemeni ArabsYemen12,110,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG047588Yemeni ArabsUnited States54,500Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniShia Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG012262Yemeni ArabsUnited Arab Emirates214,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042862Yemeni ArabsSudan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011940Yemeni ArabsSaudi Arabia258,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011896Yemeni ArabsOman25,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG015315Yemeni ArabsMadagascar63,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042759Yemeni ArabsKuwait8,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042743Yemeni ArabsEthiopia39,500Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG042710Yemeni ArabsEritrea71,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsPG011516Yemeni ArabsEgypt1,075,000Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam
Djiboutian ArabsPG011483Djiboutian ArabsDjibouti80,000Unengaged and UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniShia Islam
Yemini ArabsPG050485Yemini ArabsCanada7,100Engaged yet UnreachedArabic, Ta’izzi-AdeniSunni Islam

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

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