People group profile · PG047192
The Fulani of the United States
The Fulani of the United States, numbering about 33,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Adamawa Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 33,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Adamawa Fulfulde (fub)
- 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
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulani 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 Fulani
- 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
Adamawa Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Adamawa Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Adamawa Fulfulde
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1963 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- 1995 Alliance Biblique du Cameroun · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulani
- 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.
- 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.
Fulani in other countries
The same people is also reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamawa Fulani | Cameroon | 3,220,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Adamawa Fulani | Nigeria | 1,835,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani Fulbe | Chad | 325,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | Sudan | 281,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Adamawa | Ghana | 76,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | Cabo Verde | 72,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | Gabon | 25,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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