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Folk Islam
folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings. Part of Islam.
403people groups
204.22Mpeople
338unreached groups
105unengaged and unreached
Unengaged and Unreached 105Engaged yet Unreached 233No Longer Unreached 65
People groups
The 100 largest of 403. See all 403 on the map and filter them.
| People group | Country | Language | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hausa | Nigeria | Hausa | 40,540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali Sufi Muslims | Bangladesh | Bengali | 31,940,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Niger | Hausa | 16,130,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Nigeria | Central Kanuri | 8,745,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Senegal | Wolof | 7,035,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kabyle | Algeria | Kabyle | 6,820,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Zerma | Niger | Zarma | 5,180,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Maninka | Guinea | Eastern Maninkakan | 3,880,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kong Jula | Cote d’Ivoire | Dyula | 3,280,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Adamawa Fulani | Cameroon | Adamawa Fulfulde | 3,220,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Susu | Guinea | Susu | 2,820,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jula | Burkina Faso | Dyula | 2,745,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Albanians | Albania | Gheg Albanian | 2,595,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Maninka | Cote d’Ivoire | Eastern Maninkakan | 2,545,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulakunda | Senegal | Pulaar | 2,335,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Toro | Senegal | Pulaar | 2,240,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Nupe | Nigeria | Nupe-Nupe-Tako | 2,065,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Albanians | Kosovo | Gheg Albanian | 1,970,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Adamawa Fulani | Nigeria | Adamawa Fulfulde | 1,835,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northeastern Fulbe | Burkina Faso | Western Niger Fulfulde | 1,790,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Dagomba | Ghana | Dagbani | 1,525,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Cote d’Ivoire | Bambara | 1,500,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Turkiye | Levantine Arabic | 1,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sokoto Fulani | Niger | Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde | 1,350,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tamajeq Tuareg | Niger | Tawallammat Tamajaq | 1,280,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bariba | Benin | Baatonum | 1,270,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kanembu | Chad | Kanembu | 1,230,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mandinka | Gambia | Mandinka | 1,180,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mandinka | Senegal | Mandinka | 1,165,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Omani Arabs | Oman | Omani Arabic | 1,140,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Garre | Kenya | Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo | 980,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Manga Kanuri | Niger | Manga Kanuri | 832,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Turkmen | Turkiye | Turkish | 800,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Daza | Chad | Dazaga | 771,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Javanese | Malaysia | Sabah Malay | 729,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bamum | Cameroon | Bamun | 728,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Moors | Mali | Hassaniyya | 704,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Maninka | Senegal | Western Maninkakan | 679,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bobo Jula | Burkina Faso | Southern Bobo Madaré | 641,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Timbuktu Tamasheq | Mali | Tamasheq | 638,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Soninke | Senegal | Soninke | 634,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Borgu Fulbe | Benin | Borgu Fulfulde | 579,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Antankarana | Madagascar | Antankarana Malagasy | 578,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulakunda | Guinea-Bissau | Pulaar | 564,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Makhuwa-Moniga | Mozambique | Makhuwa-Moniga | 560,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Albanians | North Macedonia | Gheg Albanian | 541,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Air Tuareg | Niger | Tayart Tamajeq | 539,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kotokoli | Togo | Tem | 536,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yoruba | Ghana | Yoruba | 531,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hausa | Cote d’Ivoire | Hausa | 483,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Moor | Niger | Hassaniyya | 479,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Fulakunda | Gambia | Pulaar | 477,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mau | Cote d’Ivoire | Mahou | 453,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Albanians | Italy | Gheg Albanian | 446,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Manga Kanuri | Nigeria | Manga Kanuri | 444,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tamajeq | Mali | Tawallammat Tamajaq | 440,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Karekare | Nigeria | Karekare | 436,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cameroon | Hausa | 432,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Guang | Ghana | Gonja | 414,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Gambia | Gambian Wolof | 398,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jola | Senegal | Jola-Fonyi | 389,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Shukria | Sudan | Sudanese Arabic | 373,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Tiemaxo Bozo | Mali | Tiéyaxo Bozo | 351,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Dendi | Benin | Dendi (Benin) | 348,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Deaf Nigeriens | Niger | French Sign Language | 326,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani Fulbe | Chad | Adamawa Fulfulde | 325,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gera | Nigeria | Gera | 325,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ghana | Hausa | 322,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulakunda | Sudan | Pulaar | 313,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Menemo | Cameroon | Meta' | 295,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Chad | Hausa | 295,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Chad | Central Kanuri | 292,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Marghi Central | Nigeria | Marghi Central | 282,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Konyanke | Cote d’Ivoire | Konyanka Maninka | 270,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wassalu | Mali | Bambara | 270,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mandinka | Guinea-Bissau | Mandinka | 263,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Dibo | Nigeria | Dibo | 260,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bozo | Mali | Jenaama Bozo | 253,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bororo Fulani | Cameroon | Nigerian Fulfulde | 247,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lebou | Senegal | Wolof | 246,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bolewa | Nigeria | Bole | 244,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Deaf Malians | Mali | Bamako Sign Language | 240,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Niger | Central Kanuri | 238,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Shuwa Arabs | Nigeria | Chadian Arabic | 237,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ajuran | Kenya | Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo | 236,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Albanians | United States | Gheg Albanian | 226,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vai | Liberia | Vai | 224,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bariba | Nigeria | Baatonum | 224,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulbe-Mbororo | Central African Republic | Nigerian Fulfulde | 219,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Asben Tuareg | Niger | Tayart Tamajeq | 210,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Soninke | Gambia | Soninke | 204,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mzab | Algeria | Tumzabt | 203,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mokole | Benin | Mokole | 202,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tuareg | Burkina Faso | Tamasheq | 202,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kyrgyz | China | Kirghiz | 197,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Djimini Senufo | Cote d’Ivoire | Djimini Senoufo | 197,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Maninka | Burkina Faso | Western Maninkakan | 194,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yerwa Kanuri | Cameroon | Central Kanuri | 191,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ngizim | Nigeria | Ngizim | 190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Maninka | Sierra Leone | Eastern Maninkakan | 190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |