• PEOPLE NAME: YEYE OF BOTSWANA


PEID: 15267

ROP: 111050

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Yeyi - (yey)

Alternate Name(s): Kuba

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Botswana

Also found in: Namibia

Population: 28,000

Global Population: 36,000


PEID: 15267

ROP: 111050

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Yeye of Botswana, numbering 28,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 36,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Yeyi. The primary religion practiced by the Yeye is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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