People group profile · PG042741
The Xamir of Ethiopia
The Xamir of Ethiopia, numbering about 390,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a people of Ethiopia.
They are an indigenous people in the Agau people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Xamtanga.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Population
- 390,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Agau
- Primary language
- Xamtanga (xan)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Amhara region: Avergele district, Lasta and Waag zones; Tigray region: southeast in Jirurzba area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Xamir 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Xamir
- 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
Primary language
Xamtanga · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Xamtanga
Gospel resources in Xamtanga
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Xamtanga)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Xamir
- 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.
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