• PEOPLE NAME: KARO OF ETHIOPIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Omotic

Language: Karo (Ethiopia) - (kxh)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Ethiopia

Also found in:

Population: 2,200

Global Population: 2,200


PEID: 11603

ROP: 104685

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Karo of Ethiopia, numbering 2,200, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Omotic people cluster within the Horn of Africa affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ethiopia. Their primary language is Karo (Ethiopia). The primary religion practiced by the Karo is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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