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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fulani of Cabo Verde

The Fulani of Cabo Verde, numbering approximately 72,500 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 mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Adamawa Fulfulde is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fulani

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cabo Verde
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Adamawa Fulfulde (fub)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 72,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012821
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Pray for the Fulani of Cabo Verde

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Adamawa Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Adamawa Speakers

Media Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1963 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
1995 Alliance Biblique du Cameroun✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Adamawa Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fulani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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

Pray specifically for the Fulani of Cabo Verde

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Fulbe, Fulani Across Countries (ROP3 - 103079) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Adamawa FulaniPG042895Adamawa FulaniCameroon3,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniPG013847Adamawa FulaniNigeria1,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulani FulbePG011346Fulani FulbeChad325,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG012023FulaniSudan281,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulfulde AdamawaPG013323Fulfulde AdamawaGhana77,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG012821FulaniCabo Verde72,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG047192FulaniUnited States33,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniPG013186FulaniGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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