• PEOPLE NAME: AMHARA OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 46497

ROP: 100293

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Ethio-Semitic

Language: Amharic - (amh)

Alternate Name(s): Ethiopian Amharic

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: United States

Also found in: Canada; Djibouti; Egypt; Ethiopia; Germany

Population: 184,000

Global Population: 34,114,050


PEID: 46497

ROP: 100293

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Amhara of United States, numbering 184,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Ethio-Semitic people cluster within the Horn of Africa affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 34,114,050 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Amharic. The primary religion practiced by the Amhara 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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