People group profile · PG012274
The Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen
The Southern Yemeni Arabs of Yemen, numbering about 12,170,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hadhrami Arab people of an ancient South Arabian kingdom that flourished on the incense trade route linking Arabia, Mesopotamia, East Africa, and Rome until its conquest by Saba in the third century AD, later renowned for a far-reaching diaspora.
They are an indigenous people in the Arab, Yemeni people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Yemen
- Population
- 12,170,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Yemeni
- Primary language
- Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic (acq)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southern Yemeni Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been dispersed church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Southern Yemeni Arabs
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
95% adherents
Primary language
Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Gospel resources in Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southern Yemeni Arabs
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Arab, Yemeni in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109729) is reported in 12 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemeni Arabs | Egypt | 1,080,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 259,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 214,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Djiboutian Arabs | Djibouti | 80,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Eritrea | 71,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Madagascar | 63,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | United States | 55,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Ethiopia | 40,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Sudan | 34,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Oman | 25,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | Kuwait | 8,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemini Arabs | Canada | 7,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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