The Central Moroccan Imazighen of Morocco

The Central Moroccan Imazighen of Morocco, numbering approximately 3,535,000 people, are Engaged yet 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 They are an Indigenous 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 of Central Morocco

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Morocco
People Cluster: Amazigh-Shilha
Primary Language(s): Tamazight, Central Atlas (tzm)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,535,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011862
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

75%
%
Tamazight, Central Atlas Speakers

Media Resources in Tamazight, Central Atlas:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Tamazight, Central Atlas:

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

1 entry

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

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Central Moroccan Imazighen 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 Central Moroccan Imazighen:
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Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

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

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