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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fula Masina of Mali

The Fula Masina of Mali, numbering approximately 1,630,000 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 Sunni Islam and Maasina Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Mali
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Maasina Fulfulde (ffm)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,630,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013548
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

98%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maasina Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Maasina Speakers

Media Resources in Maasina Fulfulde:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Maasina Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
The Bible League, 2005✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Maasina Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Masina 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 Masina:
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 Masina of Mali

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Fulani, Maasina Across Countries (ROP3 - 103078) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula MasinaPG013548Fula MasinaMali1,630,000Engaged yet UnreachedMaasina FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulfulde MasinaPG012397Fulfulde MasinaBurkina Faso13,000No Longer UnreachedMaasina FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulfulde MasinaPG013355Fulfulde MasinaGhana5,700Engaged yet UnreachedMaasina FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fula MacinaPG013582Fula MacinaMauritania5,000Engaged yet UnreachedMaasina FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulfulde MasinaPG013077Fulfulde MasinaCote d’Ivoire2,900Engaged yet UnreachedMaasina FulfuldeFolk Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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