People group profile · PG015469
The Comorians of Reunion
The Comorians of Reunion, numbering about 600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Comorian islands of Mayotte.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Swahili people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Maore Comorian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Reunion
- Population
- 600
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Swahili
- Primary language
- Maore Comorian (swb)
- 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
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Comorians 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 Comorians
- 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
Maore Comorian · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Maore Comorian
Gospel resources in Maore Comorian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Comorians
- 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.
Comorian, Maore in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115069) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comorian Maori | Mayotte | 221,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Comorians | Madagascar | 159,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Comorians | Eswatini | 800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Comorians | Canada | 45 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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