Mesqan in Ethiopia

The Mesqan have only been reported in Ethiopia
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Introduction / History

The Mesqan people live in the highlands, at the base of the mountains and in the surrounding city of Buttajira, Ethiopia. The Mesquan, who speak a language related to other Gurage languages, do not consider themselves to be Gurage. They share a border to the south with the Silt 'e people, a large Muslim group.

Like most groups in the Gurage region of Ethiopia, the Mesqan are traders and the men travel a great deal. The women travel much less and have little opportunity to learn neighboring language, other than Silt 'e. The Mesqan are devout Muslims and have little interest in seeing their language developed.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Mesqan
People Name in Country Mesqan
Alternate Names
Population this Country 451,000
Population all Countries 451,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 19531
ROP3 Code 115404
ROP25 Code 305421
ROP25 Name Mesqan
Country Ethiopia
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 32  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: west Gurage zone, Mesqan woreda, principal villages: Mikayelo, Mesqan, Butajira and Hudat.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Ethiopia
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 32  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: west Gurage zone, Mesqan woreda, principal villages: Mikayelo, Mesqan, Butajira and Hudat..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 4.70 %)
10.00 %
Ethnic Religions
6.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
84.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mesqan (451,000 speakers)
Language Code mvz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mesqan (451,000 speakers)
Language Code mvz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mesqan

Primary Language:  Mesqan

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2023)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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