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The Fula Toro of Gambia

The Fula Toro of Gambia, numbering approximately 184,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West African Fula ethnic group indigenous to the Futa Tooro region of Senegal. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Pulaar is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fulbe Futa Toro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Gambia
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pulaar (fuc)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 184,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013246
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Pray for the Fula Toro of Gambia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pulaar
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Pulaar Speakers

Media Resources in Pulaar:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Pulaar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Senegal✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Pulaar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Toro 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 Fula Toro:
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 Fula Toro of Gambia

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Fula Toro Across Countries (ROP3 - 103074) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula ToroPG047657Fula ToroUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG042898Fula ToroFrance1,000Unengaged and UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG042192Fula ToroMali345,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG042190Fula ToroMauritania388,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG014228Fula ToroSenegal2,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroPG013246Fula ToroGambia184,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam

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