The South Fali of Cameroon

The South Fali of Cameroon, numbering approximately 68,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Fali people of northern Cameroon's Benoue area, comprising the Kangou, Tinguelin, Bele, and related southern communities, traditionally organized into exogamous patrilineal clans and lineages. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and South Fali is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): South Fali (fal)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 68,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012782
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

88%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Fali
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fali, South Speakers

Media Resources in South Fali:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in South Fali:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the South Fali bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The South Fali are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the South Fali:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the South Fali of Cameroon

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Fali, South Across Countries (ROP3 - 102991) reported in the following countries:

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