• PEOPLE NAME: AWI OF ETHIOPIA

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PEID: 11645

ROP: 109464

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Agau

Language: Awngi - (awn)

Alternate Name(s): Agew-Awi

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 972,000

Global Population: 972,000


PEID: 11645

ROP: 109464

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Awi of Ethiopia, numbering 972,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Agau people cluster within the Horn of Africa affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ethiopia. Their primary language is Awngi. The primary religion practiced by the Awi 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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