People group profile · PG042178
The Comorian Maori of Mayotte
The Comorian Maori of Mayotte, numbering about 221,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the major ethnic group of Mayotte, reflecting a blend of Comorian, Malagasy, and African heritage, shaped by centuries of migration and cultural exchange across the western Indian Ocean.
They are an indigenous 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
- Mayotte
- Population
- 221,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Swahili
- Primary language
- Maore Comorian (swb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Mahoran, Mahorais, Wamaore, Mmaore
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Comorian Maori 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 Comorian Maori
- 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
Maore Comorian · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Maore Comorian
Gospel resources in Maore Comorian
- Bible available, published 2021
- 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 Comorian Maori
- 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.
Comorian, Maore in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115069) is reported in 4 other countries.
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