People group profile · PG042709
The Tigre of Eritrea
The Tigre of Eritrea, numbering about 927,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Afro-Asiatic, Semitic-speaking, historically agro-pastoralist, predominantly Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the lowlands and northern highlands of Eritrea.
They are an indigenous people in the Ethio-Semitic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Tigre.
Fast facts
- Country
- Eritrea
- Population
- 927,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Ethio-Semitic
- Primary language
- Tigre (tig)
- 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
- Anseba, Gash-Barka, and Northern Red Sea regions. Widespread except in Southern Red Sea region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tigre 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 Tigre
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Tigre · Afro-Asiatic family
92% speak Tigre
Gospel resources in Tigre
- Bible available, published 1988
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings 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 Tigre
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Tigre in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritreans | United Kingdom | 21,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Eritreans | Netherlands | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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