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Beja Cluster – People Groups

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People Name (click people name for listing)	Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	# Peoples by Ctry	# Unreached Peoples	% Peoples Unreached	Primary Religion	Ethnic Code	Photo
Beja, Bedawi	2,789,000	Y●	1	3	3	100.0 %	Islam	CMT33z	0P Beja, Bedawi
Beja, Bisharin	42,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CMT33z	0P Beja, Bisharin
Beja, Hadendoa	84,000	Y●	1	1	1	100.0 %	Islam	CMT33z	0P Beja, Hadendoa
Totals: 3 Peoples	2,915,000	3	1	5	5	100.0 %	Islam		3

Beja Cluster –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	5	100.0 %	2,915,000	100.0 %
	2 - Minimally reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	3 - Superficially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	5 - Significantly reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
Totals		5		2,915,000

NOTES:

Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Beja Cluster – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Beja, Bedawi 2,789,000 in 3 Countries	Beja, Bisharin 42,000 in 1 Country	Beja, Hadendoa 84,000 in 1 Country
Beja People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Beja Cluster – Profile

The Beja are one of the Cushitic peoples, living primarily in Sudan but also in Eritrea and Egypt. The word "Cushitic" is derived from the Biblical character Cush, the oldest son of Ham, son of Noah.
Some Beja are nomadic, and some are farmers and livestock producers.
Most Beja speak the Bedawiyet (or Beja) language as their main language. Bedawiyet is the prestigious language for the Beja because it conforms to the moral and ethical values of the community. Arabic is considered the language of modernity, but Bedawiyet communicates the highest moral and cultural values of the society. Beja poetry is typically in the Bedawiyet language.
The Bejas attach high importance to their hair. Their prominent crown of fuzzy hair (called tiffa in their language) has characterized the Beja for centuries.
Beja worshiped Isis at Philae until the 6th century. After the temple was closed down in the 6th century by the Byzantine emperor Justinian, Beja converted to Christianity under the influence of the three Nubian Christian Kingdoms that flourished along the Nile. In the 10th century Islam spread and gained popularity among the Beja people and today almost all Beja are Muslims.

Profile source: Joshua Project

Beja Cluster – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	Peoples-by-Ctry Primary Language	Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Bedawiyet	bej	5	5	Portions	0	1	0	0	1
Totals:	1	5	5		1	0	1	1	0

Beja Cluster – Religions
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Beja Cluster – Details