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Sawknah of Libya



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Population [2] Language Religion % Christian % Evangl Online NT Jesus Film Progress
6,100 Sawknah Islam 0.10 % 0.05 % Not available Not available 1.2  

Sawknah of Libya

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Country: Libya
Continent: Africa
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Persecution Rank:17 (Only top 50 ranked, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
10/40 Window: Yes
Total Provinces on file:1
Location in Country:Tripolitania
(Source: Ethnologue 2010)
   
 
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People Name in Country: Sawknah
People Name General: Sawknah
Alternate People Names:
Sokna
ROP3 Code: 108762
Joshua Project People ID: 14794
Indigenous: Yes
Population in Country: 6,100
Population all Countries: 6,100
Least-Reached: Yes
Engagement Status:Unengaged or Unknown
   
 
Affinity Bloc: Arab World
People Cluster: Berber-Saharan
People Name General: Sawknah
Ethnic Code: CMT32d
Ethnic Relationships: Affinity Bloc -> People Cluster -> Peoples Ethnicity Tree
   
 
Language
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Primary Language: Sawknah (6,100 Speakers)
Language Code (ISO): swn    Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages: 1
   
 
Religion [4]
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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religions:
Buddhism0.00 % 
Christianity0.10 %(Evangelical: 0.05 %)
Ethnic Religions0.00 % 
Hinduism0.00 % 
Islam99.90 % 
Non-Religious0.00 % 
Other / Small0.00 % 
Unknown0.00 % 
Christianity Segments:
Anglican0.00 %
Independent0.00 %
Protestant5.00 %
Orthodox45.00 %
Other Christian2.00 %
Roman Catholic48.00 %
 
(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)
   
 
Progress Indicators [5]
Progress Scale[6] 1.2   Evangelicals >.01% but <=2%. Professing Christians <=5%
Least-Reached: Yes
Engagement Status:Unengaged or Unknown
GSEC Status:Level 0   No evangelical Christians or churches. No access to major evangelical print, audio, visual, or human resources
 
 
Bible Translation Status
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Bible Portions: Help start a Bible Translation
New Testament: None Reported
Complete Bible: None Reported
 
 
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Sawknah of Libya

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    Berber-Saharan     Middle East and North Africa    
     
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      Sawknah Libya    
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            Sawknah of Libya          
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      Islam     Sawknah  
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