People group profile · PG013548
The Fula Masina of Mali
The Fula Masina of Mali, numbering about 1,625,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa.
They are an indigenous people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Maasina Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mali
- Population
- 1,625,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Maasina Fulfulde (ffm)
- 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
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Widespread
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fula Masina 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 Fula Masina
- 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
98% adherents
Primary language
Maasina Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Maasina Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Maasina Fulfulde
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs 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 Fula Masina
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Fulani, Maasina in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103078) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulfulde Masina | Burkina Faso | 13,000 | No Longer 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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