The Yemini Arabs of Canada

The Yemini Arabs of Canada, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Yemeni Arabs in Canada. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Arab, Yemini

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic (acq)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050485

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

65%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

75%
%
Arabic, Ta’izzi-Adeni Speakers

Media Resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yemini Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Yemini Arabs:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Yemini Arabs of Canada

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
read1 Timothy 6:9

Pray for those, rich and poor, who have put their trust in worldly things, and ask that they will be honest with themselves, acknowledge their need for God and turn to Him.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yemini ArabsYemini ArabsCanada7,100Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsEgypt1,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsOman25,500Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsSaudi Arabia259,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsUnited Arab Emirates214,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsMadagascar63,500Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsEritrea71,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsEthiopia40,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsKuwait8,500Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsSudan35,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsUnited States55,000Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicShia Islam
Southern Yemeni ArabsSouthern Yemeni ArabsYemen12,190,000Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni Islam
Djiboutian ArabsDjiboutian ArabsDjibouti80,500Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicShia Islam

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