People group profile · PG012059
The Kanuri of Sudan
The Kanuri of Sudan, numbering about 497,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kanuri ethnic group indigenous to the Borno and Yobe states of northeastern Nigeria.
They are a diaspora people in the Kanuri-Saharan people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Central Kanuri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 497,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Kanuri-Saharan
- Primary language
- Central Kanuri (knc)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- 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 Kanuri are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kanuri
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Central Kanuri · Saharan family
100% speak Central Kanuri
Gospel resources in Central Kanuri
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kanuri, Yerwa)
Bibles
- 1997 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kanuri
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Kanuri, Yerwa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104605) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerwa Kanuri | Nigeria | 8,745,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Chad | 292,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Niger | 238,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Cameroon | 191,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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