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The Kabyle of Algeria

The Kabyle of Algeria, numbering approximately 6,835,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Amazigh (Berber) people indigenous to the mountainous region of Kabylia in northern Algeria. They are one of the largest Amazigh populations in North Africa and are distinguished by their language and strong regional identity. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Kabyle is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kabyle

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Algeria
People Cluster: Amazigh-Kabyle
Primary Language(s): Kabyle (kab)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 6,835,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011265
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabyle
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Kabyle Speakers

Media Resources in Kabyle:

Films:
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4 films

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Bible Resources in Kabyle:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Kabyle bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kabyle 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 Kabyle:
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 Kabyle of Algeria

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Amazigh, Kabyle Across Countries (ROP3 - 104365) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KabylePG011265KabyleAlgeria6,835,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleFolk Islam
KabylePG011670KabyleFrance722,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam
KabylePG000060KabyleBelgium59,500Unengaged and UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam
KabylePG047401KabyleCanada6,100Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam

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