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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Makua of Mayotte

The Makua of Mayotte, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a central Bantu ethnic group indigenous to northern Mozambique and the southern border provinces of Tanzania They are an Diaspora people, with Makhuwa as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Makua-Yao people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Makhuwa-Meetto is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Mayotte
People Cluster: Bantu, Makua-Yao
Primary Language(s): Makhuwa-Meetto (mgh)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015367
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

54%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Makhuwa-Meetto
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Makhuwa-Meetto Speakers

Media Resources in Makhuwa-Meetto:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Makhuwa-Meetto:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Malhehano O Naanano Wa Attu Onkhaye✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Makhuwa-Meetto bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Makua 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 Makua:
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 Makua of Mayotte

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

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.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
read2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Makhuwa-Meetto Across Countries (ROP3 - 106087) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Makhuwa-MettoPG015390Makhuwa-MettoMozambique1,745,000Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoSunni Islam
MakuaPG014979MakuaTanzania944,000Unengaged and UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoSunni Islam
MakuaPG015663MakuaZimbabwe16,500Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoAnimism
MakuaPG015274MakuaComoros14,500Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoSunni Islam
MakuaPG015367MakuaMayotte3,300Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-MeettoFolk Islam

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

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