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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bororo Fulani of Chad

The Bororo Fulani of Chad, numbering approximately 94,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Chad; a dialect subgroup of Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv). They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Nigerian Fulfulde is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Fulani, Bororo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 94,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042667
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Pray for the Bororo Fulani of Chad

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nigerian Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Nigerian Speakers

Media Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible League Intl.✓✓✓
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2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nigerian Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bororo 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 Bororo 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 Bororo Fulani of Chad

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Fulani, Nigerian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101622) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Nigerian FulbePG013905Nigerian FulbeNigeria18,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeSunni Islam
Bororo FulaniPG012555Bororo FulaniCameroon247,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulbe-MbororoPG012897Fulbe-MbororoCentral African Republic219,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Bororo FulaniPG042667Bororo FulaniChad94,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam

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

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