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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Imazighen of France

The Imazighen of France, numbering approximately 150,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as the Indigenous peoples of North Africa, united by a shared Amazigh heritage, related Tamazight languages, and a long history of adaptation across the mountains, coasts, and deserts of the Maghreb Imazighen They are an Diaspora people, with Amazigh, Shilha as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Amazigh-Shilha people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Tamazight, Central Atlas.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Amazigh-Shilha
Primary Language(s): Tamazight, Central Atlas (tzm)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 150,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011673
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tamazight, Central Atlas
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

82%
%
Tamazight, Central Atlas Speakers

Media Resources in Tamazight, Central Atlas:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Tamazight, Central Atlas:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Lctab n Rebbi s Tamazight n Atlas✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tamazight, Central Atlas bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Imazighen:
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Pray specifically for the Imazighen of France

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

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.

Amazigh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104002) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central Moroccan ImazighenPG011862Central Moroccan ImazighenMorocco3,535,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamazight, Central AtlasSunni Islam
ImazighenPG011673ImazighenFrance150,000Unengaged and UnreachedTamazight, Central AtlasSunni Islam
ImazighenPG050500ImazighenCanada26,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamazight, Central AtlasSunni Islam
ImazighenPG000615ImazighenUnited Kingdom3,400Unengaged and UnreachedTamazight, Central AtlasSunni Islam

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

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