• PEOPLE NAME: KAFA OF ETHIOPIA

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Horn of Africa

People Cluster: Omotic

Language: Kafa - (kbr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 1,335,000

Global Population: 1,335,000


PEID: 11601

ROP: 104390

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Kafa of Ethiopia, numbering 1,335,000, are Engaged yet 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 Kafa. The primary religion practiced by the Kafa 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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