Berta in Ethiopia
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People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project.
Benishangul is a region containing the "Rock of Shangul", a sacred stone. After several centuries of Arab Sudanese influence, the Berta are now mostly Muslim and many speak fluent Arabic. Due to their intermarriage with Arab traders, some Berta were called Witawit, meaning mixture. Even though they are mostly Muslim, they have religious specialists that have healing and divination powers, and who know how to deal with evil spirits. The Berta are farmers, with sorghum being their staple crop.
No scripture is reported as available in the Berta language.
There are many evangelical Christians in Ethiopia. Please pray for increasing numbers of missionaries to come from these believers who are committed to take the gospel to all of the unreached tribes in their own country.
There are Christian believers in the Berta tribe. Please pray these Christians will become firmly established in the faith, not wavering in their commitment to know and follow Christ. Pray for adequate supplies of clean drinking water and rainfall for the crops and livestock of the Berta tribe. Please pray also for rising literacy rates among the youth.
Scripture Prayers for the Berta, Benishangul in Ethiopia.
| Profile Source: Joshua Project |
| People Name General | Berta, Benishangul |
| People Name in Country | Berta, Benishangul |
| Natural Name | Berta |
| Population this Country | 307,000 |
| Population all Countries | 545,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 6 |
| Alternate Names | Barta; Beni Shangul; Bertha; Tornasi; Wetawit |
| People ID | 10793 |
| ROP3 Code | 101258 |
| 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) | ||
| Location in Country | Benishangul-Gumuz region: Blue Nile river and Sudan border corner north of Asosa; Dalati, Sirba Abay area east of Dabus river; Matahara in eastern Ethiopia. Source: Ethnologue 2016 | ||
| 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) |
| Location in Country | Benishangul-Gumuz region: Blue Nile river and Sudan border corner north of Asosa; Dalati, Sirba Abay area east of Dabus river; Matahara in eastern Ethiopia.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Language | Berta (307,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | wti Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Undu |
| Dialect Code | 8003 Global Recordings Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Berta (307,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | wti Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Undu |
| Dialect Code | 8003 Global Recordings Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Berta |
Primary Language: Berta
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2006) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| 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) |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.10 %) |
2.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
20.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
78.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
0.0 %
|
| Independent |
10.0 %
|
| Orthodox |
70.0 %
|
| Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
| Protestant |
20.0 %
|
| Roman Catholic |
0.0 %
|
| Photo Source | Erik Laursen, New Covenant Missions |
| Map Source | People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project. |
| Profile Source | Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
