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Population of Groups Speaking

12,377,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

None, Definite Need

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arab, Northern Yemeni	Canada	1,700	12,377,000		1 ●	Islam	0.40 %	0.00 %	1
Arab, Northern Yemeni	Saudi Arabia	264,000	12,377,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Yemeni, Northern	Yemen	12,111,000	12,377,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	242
Totals: 3					3 ●				248

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arab, Omani	Yemen	214,000	2,559,000		1 ●	Islam	0.10 %	0.08 %	4
Arab, Yemeni	Yemen	6,324,000	7,135,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	126
Totals: 2					2 ●				130

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	ayn
Bible Translation	Unspecified
Written	Unknown
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Language Alternate Names
Northern Yemeni Arabic

Dialects
Arabic, Sanaani

Dialect Alternate Names
Sana'a
Sanàa
Yemen Sana'a

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Audio Recordings		Arabic Bibles Online
Audio Recordings		Audio Bible teaching (GRN)

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%