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The Tamajeq of Mali

The Tamajeq of Mali, numbering approximately 440,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a large Berber ethnic group that inhabits a vast area of the Sahara desert stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Tawallammat Tamajaq is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Mali
People Cluster: Tuareg
Primary Language(s): Tawallammat Tamajaq (ttq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 440,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013571
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tawallammat Tamajaq
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Tamajaq, Tawallammat Speakers

Media Resources in Tawallammat Tamajaq:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Tawallammat Tamajaq:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tamajeq 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 Tamajeq:
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 Tamajeq of Mali

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Tuareg, Tamajaq Across Countries (ROP3 - 109772) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tamajeq TuaregPG013611Tamajeq TuaregNiger1,280,000Engaged yet UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam
TamajeqPG013571TamajeqMali440,000Engaged yet UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam
TamajaqPG014120TamajaqNigeria39,500Unengaged and UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam

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