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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sokoto Fulani of Niger

The Sokoto Fulani of Niger, numbering approximately 1,350,000 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 Folk Islam and Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Niger
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde (fuq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 1,350,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013608
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Pray for the Sokoto Fulani of Niger

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger Speakers

Media Resources in Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2015 SIM Niger & Wycliffe Bible Translators✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sokoto Fulani 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 Sokoto Fulani:
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 Sokoto Fulani of Niger

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Fulani, Sokoto Across Countries (ROP3 - 109381) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Sokoto FulaniPG013608Sokoto FulaniNiger1,350,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral-Eastern Niger FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulfulde-FulaniPG042899Fulfulde-FulaniFrance33,500Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam

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