People group profile · PG012397
The Fulfulde Masina of Burkina Faso
The Fulfulde Masina of Burkina Faso, numbering about 13,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Maasina Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 13,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Maasina Fulfulde (ffm)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulfulde Masina are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Fulfulde Masina
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
89% adherents
Primary language
Maasina Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Maasina Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Maasina Fulfulde
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Fulfulde, Maasina)
Bibles
- The Bible League, 2005 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulfulde Masina
- 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.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Fulani, Maasina in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103078) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fula Masina | Mali | 1,625,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Masina | Ghana | 5,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Macina | Mauritania | 5,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Masina | Cote d’Ivoire | 2,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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