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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kabyle of France

The Kabyle of France, numbering approximately 722,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Amazigh (Berber) people indigenous to the mountainous region of Kabylia in northern Algeria. They are one of the largest Amazigh populations in North Africa and are distinguished by their language and strong regional identity. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kabyle is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Amazigh-Kabyle
Primary Language(s): Kabyle (kab)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 722,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011670
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabyle
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Kabyle Speakers

Media Resources in Kabyle:

Films:
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4 films

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Bible Resources in Kabyle:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Kabyle bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kabyle 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 Kabyle:
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 Kabyle of France

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

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.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Amazigh, Kabyle Across Countries (ROP3 - 104365) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KabylePG011265KabyleAlgeria6,830,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleFolk Islam
KabylePG011670KabyleFrance722,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam
KabylePG000060KabyleBelgium59,500Unengaged and UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam
KabylePG047401KabyleCanada6,100Engaged yet UnreachedKabyleSunni Islam

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