The Alaba people of Ethiopia live on the central highlands of Ethiopia, some 250-300 km southwest of Addis Ababa to which it is connected by the asphalt Shashemane-Soddo Road. The land is flat and dry with savannah type vegetation. Maize, teff and red pepper are their main crops. The Bilate River borders the Alaba country on the west side towards the Kambaata people. The languages of both these people groups are closely related to Highland East Cushitic languages. The Alaba has been administrated under the Kambaata for years although at the moment Alaba is a special administrative area by itself.
The lifestyle of the Alabas is very modest. Practically all the houses in the rural area are round-shaped, thatch roofed houses, made of wood and mud. They are without ceilings and have mud floors. Livestock spend the night in them together with people. Most of the people get their drinking water from rivers and ponds by carrying it long distances. More than half of the urban houses are without electricity. Firewood and tree leaves are used for cooking. The Alaba administrators express their biggest needs to be schools and clinics for more villages, and wells for villages that are without drinking water. Their very self-confident nature causes them to reject outside influences, and in the rural areas they are only now starting to allow their children to attend schools.
The Allabas are nearly all Muslim, although there has been a great endeavor to plant churches among them in recent years. There are some Christian Believers among them now, but the majority are Sunni Muslim.
Pray for the Alaba people to depend on God Almighty for their physical and spiritual needs. Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to the Alabas in Ethiopia. Pray for a movement to Christ among the Alaba people this decade.
Scripture Prayers for the Alaba in Ethiopia.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
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Global Prayer Digest: 2013-01-02 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2014-01-22 |
People Name General | Alaba |
People Name in Country | Alaba |
Alternate Names | Alaaba; Allaaba; Halaba; K’abeena; K’abena; Qebena; Wanbasana |
Population this Country | 419,000 |
Population all Countries | 419,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 8 |
People ID | 10255 |
ROP3 Code | 100232 |
Country | Ethiopia | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 39 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region; Oromia region: Rift Valley southwest of Lake Shala, separated by Belate river from Kambatta [ktb] language area. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 39 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region; Oromia region: Rift Valley southwest of Lake Shala, separated by Belate river from Kambatta [ktb] language area.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.40 %) |
2.60 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
97.40 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Alaba-K'abeena (419,000 speakers) |
Language Code | alw Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Alaba-K'abeena (419,000 speakers) |
Language Code | alw Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Alaba-K'abeena |
Primary Language: Alaba-K'abeena
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2009) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2017) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | DAVAR Partners recording, New Testament | DAVAR Partners International |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Alaba-K'abeena | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | MANI |
Map Source | People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |