• PEOPLE NAME: TUKULOR OF MAURITANIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe

Language: Pulaar - (fuc)

Alternate Name(s): Hal-Pulaar

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Mauritania

Also found in: France; Gambia; Guinea

Population: 358,000

Global Population: 536,300


PEID: 42190

ROP: 110257

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Tukulor of Mauritania, numbering 358,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 536,300 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Pulaar. The primary religion practiced by the Tukulor 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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