The Fula Toro of Senegal

The Fula Toro of Senegal, numbering approximately 2,245,000 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 Pulaar is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fulbe Futa Toro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Senegal
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pulaar (fuc)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 2,245,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014228
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pulaar
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

95%
%
Pulaar Speakers

Media Resources in Pulaar:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Pulaar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Senegal✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Pulaar bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Toro 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 Fula Toro:
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 Fula Toro of Senegal

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those who dwell in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death may be drawn out of darkness into His marvelous light.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Fula Toro Across Countries (ROP3 - 103074) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula ToroFula ToroSenegal2,245,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroMauritania388,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroMali346,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroGambia185,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroFrance1,000Unengaged and UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam

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