People group profile · PG047044
The Timbuktu Malian Tamasheq of Niger
The Timbuktu Malian Tamasheq of Niger, numbering about 16,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Tuareg Berber, indigenous to the Kidal Region of northeastern Mali.
They are a diaspora people in the Tuareg people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Tawallammat Tamajaq.
Fast facts
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 16,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Tuareg
- Primary language
- Tawallammat Tamajaq (ttq)
- Primary religion
- Folk 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
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Timbuktu Malian Tamasheq 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 Timbuktu Malian Tamasheq
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
Primary language
Tawallammat Tamajaq · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Tawallammat Tamajaq
Gospel resources in Tawallammat Tamajaq
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Bibles
- 2015 Edition · video, audio, text
- 2015 Edition · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Timbuktu Malian Tamasheq
- 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.
Tuareg, Kidal in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110232) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timbuktu Tamasheq | Mali | 638,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tuareg | Burkina Faso | 202,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamasheq | Mauritania | 152,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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