People group profile · PG013440
The Levantine Arabs of Guinea-Bissau
The Levantine Arabs of Guinea-Bissau, numbering about 11,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab community of Syrian and Lebanese descent, often grouped together due to shared historical, linguistic, and cultural ties.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Levantine Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Population
- 11,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Levantine Arabic (apc)
- Primary religion
- Folk 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
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Levantine 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 Levantine 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
Folk Islam · Islam
97% adherents
Primary language
Levantine Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Levantine Arabic
Gospel resources in Levantine Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sabeel Media · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Levantine Arabs
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- 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.
Levantine Arabs in other countries
The same people is also reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levantine Arabs | Turkiye | 1,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | United Kingdom | 512,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Sweden | 406,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Tunisia | 250,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Egypt | 218,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Australia | 195,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Middle Eastern Arabs | Germany | 104,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Cote d’Ivoire | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Portugal | 23,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Haiti | 5,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Ecuador | 3,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Curacao | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | British Virgin Islands | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Dominica | 50 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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