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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chadian Arabs of Chad

The Chadian Arabs of Chad, numbering approximately 2,010,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic confederation of people of mixed Arab and Arabized indigenous African ancestry, inhabiting a portion of the Sahel mainly between Lake Chad and the Nile river near south Kordofan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Chadian Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Arab, Chadian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Arab, Shuwa
Primary Language(s): Chadian Arabic (shu)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,010,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011332
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

96%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chadian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Chadian Speakers

Media Resources in Chadian Arabic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Chadian Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Alliance Biblique du Tchad✓
Bible Society of Chad 2012✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chadian Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chadian Arabs 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 Chadian Arabs:
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 Chadian Arabs of Chad

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Baggara, Shuwa Arab Across Countries (ROP3 - 108972) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
ShuweihatPG042848ShuweihatSudan145,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni Islam
Chadian ArabsPG011332Chadian ArabsChad2,010,000Engaged yet UnreachedChadian ArabicSunni Islam
Shuwa ArabsPG014441Shuwa ArabsNigeria237,000Engaged yet UnreachedChadian ArabicFolk Islam

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