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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.

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Bible Resources in South Fali:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

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.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
South FaliPG012782South FaliCameroon68,500No Longer UnreachedSouth FaliFolk Islam

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