• PEOPLE NAME: MARFA OF CHAD


PEID: 11402

ROP: 106324

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Ouaddai-Fur

Language: Marfa - (mvu)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Chad

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Population: 21,000

Global Population: 21,000


PEID: 11402

ROP: 106324

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Marfa of Chad, numbering 21,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Ouaddai-Fur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Chad. Their primary language is Marfa. The primary religion practiced by the Marfa is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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