The Fulbe of Canada

The Fulbe of Canada, numbering approximately 3,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region of West Africa and widely distributed across northern Africa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Pular is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pular (fuf)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050510
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Pray for the Fulbe of Canada

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pular
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

90%
%
Pular Speakers

Media Resources in Pular:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Pular:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Edition✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Pular bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fulbe 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 Fulbe:
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 Fulbe of Canada

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Fulbe Across Countries (ROP3 - 103072) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FulbeFulbeCanada3,200Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonFula JalonUnited States8,500Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonFula JalonSierra Leone327,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Futa JalonFuta JalonSenegal263,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonFula JalonMali129,000Unengaged and UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonFula JalonGuinea-Bissau2,300Engaged yet UnreachedPularFolk Islam
Fula JalonFula JalonGuinea5,480,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam

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