Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Kwegu - (xwg)

Alternate Name(s): Yidinich

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ethiopia

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Population: 800

Global Population: 800

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Yidinit of Ethiopia, numbering 800, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ethiopia. Their primary language is Kwegu. The primary religion practiced by the Yidinit is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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