• PEOPLE NAME: ZAY OF ETHIOPIA

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PEID: 11661

ROP: 111160

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Ethio-Semitic

Language: Zay - (zwa)

Alternate Name(s): Laki, Zway

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 22,500

Global Population: 22,500


PEID: 11661

ROP: 111160

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Zay of Ethiopia, numbering 22,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Ethio-Semitic people cluster within the Horn of Africa affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ethiopia. Their primary language is Zay. The primary religion practiced by the Zay 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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