People group profile · PG012295
The Tihama Yemeni Arabs of Yemen
The Tihama Yemeni Arabs of Yemen, numbering about 4,260,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Arab in the Tihamah.
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
- 4,260,000
- 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
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- Red Sea coastal plain:Jeddah, yanbu, Al Qunfudhah, Jizan, Midi, Al Hudaydah, and Al Makha
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tihama Yemeni Arabs 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 Tihama Yemeni Arabs
- 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
97% 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 Tihama Yemeni Arabs
- 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.
Arab, Tihami in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110053) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tihama | Saudi Arabia | 214,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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