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People group profile · PG042665

The Chadian (French) of Chad

The Chadian (French) of Chad, numbering about 8,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a culturally diverse community of Chadians unified by the use of French as a shared language of education, government, and interethnic communication within a multilingual society.

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 French.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Chadian (French) people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chadian, French-Speaking

Fast facts

Country
Chad
Population
8,600
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Chadic
Primary language
French (fra)
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
Middle Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Chadian (French) 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 Chadian (French)

  • 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

56% adherents

Primary language

French · Indo-European family

100% speak French

Gospel resources in French

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Chadian (French)

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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Chadian (French) in other countries

The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
ChadiansCanada2,100No Longer Unreached
ChadianUnited States250No Longer Unreached

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