• PEOPLE NAME: SAKALAVA OF COMOROS

Photo courtesy of International Mission Board.
By Andrew Berry

Explore in Photos


PEID: 15278

ROP: 108531

Download Prayer Card

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malagasy

Language: Bushi - (buc)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Comoros

Also found in: Madagascar

Population: 1,000

Global Population: 2,131,000


PEID: 15278

ROP: 108531

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sakalava of Comoros, numbering 1,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Malagasy people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,131,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bushi. The primary religion practiced by the Sakalava is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


Bible Translations: Not Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available