People group profile · PG012682
The Mafa of Cameroon
The Mafa of Cameroon, numbering about 386,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Mafa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 386,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Mafa (maf)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo town and north
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mafa 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 Mafa
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
83% adherents
Primary language
Mafa · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Mafa
Gospel resources in Mafa
- Bible available, published 1989
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mafa)
Bibles
- 1989 Bible Society of Cameroon · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mafa
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Mafa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106001) is reported in 1 other country.
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