K'abeena in Ethiopia

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The K'abeena have only been reported in Ethiopia

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Population

86,000

Main Language

Alaba-K'abeena

Largest Religion

Islam (97.00%)

Christian

3.00%

Evangelical

1.07%

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 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%

Map Symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Map Source: People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project.

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Introduction / History

The Kebena People Group live in the Gurage Zone. In the 19th century they were part of the Hadya Kingdom, in fact it was one of the two principalities of Hadya, an autonomous state ruled by Umar Baska. It became known as Kebena or Hadya Womba. It also became an important commercial and Islamic center under Baska rule. It was conquered by Menelik II soldiers after a fierce battle which was more of a religious nature. The Kebena subsist on agriculture. Unlike their southern kinsmen, the Hadya, the Kebena are followers of Islam.

Prayer Points

* Scripture Prayers for the K'abeena in Ethiopia.

* Pray to the Lord to send people that intercede for the Kebena.
* Ask the Lord to send laborers, especially from among the Hadya to reach the Kebena people.
* Ask the Lord to loosen the hold that Islam has in their lives.
* Ask the Lord to provide evangelistic resources in their language.

Profile Source: MANI

General Info

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People Name General	K'abeena
People Name in Country	K'abeena
Population this Country	86,000
Population all Countries	86,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Unreached	Yes
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed	2
Alternate Names
People ID	21539
ROP3 Code	104794

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Horn of Africa Peoples
People Cluster	Omotic
People Group	K'abeena
Ethnic Code	CMT33d

Affinity Bloc	Horn of Africa Peoples
People Cluster	Omotic
People Group	K'abeena
Ethnic Code	CMT33d

Geography

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Country	Ethiopia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	36 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Country	Ethiopia
Region	Africa, East and Southern
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	36 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Map Symbols:

City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Languages

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Primary Language	Alaba-K'abeena (86,000 speakers)
Language Code	alw Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Alaba-K'abeena (86,000 speakers)
Language Code	alw Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Alaba-K'abeena

Resources

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Primary Language: Alaba-K'abeena

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (2009)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (2017)
Bible-Complete	No

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	DAVAR Partners recording, New Testament
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Alaba-K'abeena
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 1.07 %)	3.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	97.00 %
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

Sources

Photo Source	MANI
Map Source	People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project.
Profile Source	MANI
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more

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