People group profile · PG014229
The Futa Jalon of Senegal
The Futa Jalon of Senegal, numbering about 263,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic Fulani sub-group indigenous to the high plateaus of Guinea and other West African countries.
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 Pular.
Fast facts
- Country
- Senegal
- Population
- 263,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Pular (fuf)
- 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
- Dakar; Sédhiou region: Casamance area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Futa Jalon 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Futa Jalon
- 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
Pular · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Pular
Gospel resources in Pular
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Fuuta Jalon)
Bibles
- 2011 Edition · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Futa Jalon
- 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.
Fulbe in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103072) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fula Jalon | Guinea | 5,475,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Sierra Leone | 327,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Mali | 129,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | United States | 8,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulbe | Canada | 3,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Guinea-Bissau | 2,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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