People group profile · PG011951
The Jiiddu of Somalia
The Jiiddu of Somalia, numbering about 53,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a riverine Rahanweyn sub-clan of Somalia's Bay and Lower Shabeelle regions, settled along the Shabelle River between Merca and Baraawe, agro-pastoral and dialectally distinct from the pastoral Samaale clans of central and northern Somalia.
They are an indigenous people in the Somali people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Jiiddu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Somalia
- Population
- 53,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Somali
- Primary language
- Jiiddu (jii)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Shabeellaha Hoose region: west of Moqdisho
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jiiddu 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 Jiiddu
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Jiiddu · Afro-Asiatic family
58% speak Jiiddu
Gospel resources in Jiiddu
- Bible not available
- 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 Jiiddu
- 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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