People group profile · PG011865
The Riffi Imazighen of Morocco
The Riffi Imazighen of Morocco, numbering about 2,285,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Indigenous Amazigh peoples of North Africa, united by a shared Amazigh heritage, related Tamazight languages, and a long history of adaptation across the mountains, coasts, and deserts of the Maghreb.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazigh-Riff people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Tarifit.
Fast facts
- Country
- Morocco
- Population
- 2,285,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazigh-Riff
- Primary language
- Tarifit (rif)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Riffi Imazighen are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Riffi Imazighen
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Tarifit · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Tarifit
Gospel resources in Tarifit
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tarifit)
- Magdalena (Tarifit)
- The Savior (Tarifit)
Bibles
- Arabic Script · video, audio, text
- Latin Script · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Riffi Imazighen
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Riffi Imazighen in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imazighen | Netherlands | 168,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Riffi Imazighen | France | 138,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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