Zenaga in Mauritania

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Population

8,200

Christian

0.00%

Evangelical

0.00%

Largest Religion

Islam (100.00%)

Main Language

Hassaniyya

Progress

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 Professing Christian.

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	Formerly or falsely 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%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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General Info

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People Name General	Zenaga
People Name in Country	Zenaga
Population in Mauritania	8,200
World Population	11,100
Total Countries	2
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
GSEC	0 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names	Berber, Duaish, Idaouich, Masna, Nimadi
People ID	11621
ROP3 Code	102734

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Arab World
People Cluster	Berber-Saharan
People Group	Zenaga
Ethnic Code	CMT32i

Geography

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Country	Mauritania
Region	West and Central Africa
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Widespread. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Mauritania
Region	West and Central Africa
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Widespread.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:

Hassaniyya People group listing

Language Code:

mey Ethnologue Listing

Written:

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages:

Secondary Languages:

Zenaga

Primary Language:	Hassaniyya People group listing
Language Code:	mey Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	2
Secondary Languages:
Zenaga

Resources

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Primary Language:

Hassaniyya

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible Portions	No
New Testament	No
Complete Bible	No

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Hassaniyya

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %)	0.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	100.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

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