People group profile · PG011615
The Maji of Ethiopia
The Maji of Ethiopia, numbering about 59,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Omotic-speaking people of southwestern Ethiopia, also known as the Dizi, traditionally associated with the highlands around Maji and characterized by an agricultural way of life and distinct regional cultural traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Omotic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Dizin.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Population
- 59,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Omotic
- Primary language
- Dizin (mdx)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: Bench-Maji zone
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maji are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maji
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
45% adherents
Primary language
Dizin · Dizoid family
65% speak Dizin
Gospel resources in Dizin
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maji
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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