The Fula Toro of United States

The Fula Toro of United States, numbering approximately 2,800 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 Pulaar is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Futa Toro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pulaar (fuc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047657
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pulaar
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Pulaar Speakers

Media Resources in Pulaar:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Pulaar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Senegal✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Pulaar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Toro 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 Toro:
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 Toro of United States

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Fula Toro Across Countries (ROP3 - 103074) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula ToroFula ToroSenegal2,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroMauritania388,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroMali345,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroGambia184,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroFula ToroFrance1,000Unengaged and UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam

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