Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Omotic

Language: Aari - (aiw)

Alternate Name(s): Aari

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodoxy

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 440,000

Global Population: 440,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Aari of Ethiopia, numbering 440,000, are No Longer 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 Aari. The primary religion practiced by the Aari is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

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Jesus Film: Available

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