Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Omotic

Language: Nayi - (noz)

Alternate Name(s): Na'o

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 15,000

Global Population: 15,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Nao of Ethiopia, numbering 15,000, are Engaged yet 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 Nayi. The primary religion practiced by the Nao is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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