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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fula Jalon of Guinea

The Fula Jalon of Guinea, numbering approximately 5,485,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic Fulani sub-group indigenous to the high plateaus of Guinea and other West African countries. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Pular is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pular (fuf)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 5,485,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013406
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pular
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

77%
%
Pular Speakers

Media Resources in Pular:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Pular:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Pular bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Jalon 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 Jalon:
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 Jalon of Guinea

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Fulbe Across Countries (ROP3 - 103072) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Fula JalonPG013406Fula JalonGuinea5,485,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG013456Fula JalonGuinea-Bissau2,300Engaged yet UnreachedPularFolk Islam
Fula JalonPG013547Fula JalonMali129,000Unengaged and UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG014278Fula JalonSierra Leone327,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Fula JalonPG047667Fula JalonUnited States8,500Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
FulbePG050510FulbeCanada3,200Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam
Futa JalonPG014229Futa JalonSenegal263,000Engaged yet UnreachedPularSunni Islam

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

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