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The Fulakunda of Guinea-Bissau

The Fulakunda of Guinea-Bissau, numbering approximately 566,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Pulaar is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea-Bissau
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pulaar (fuc)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 566,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013457

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Pray for the Fulakunda of Guinea-Bissau

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pulaar
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Pulaar Speakers

Media Resources in Pulaar:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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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 Fulakunda 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 Fulakunda:
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 Fulakunda of Guinea-Bissau

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
readPsalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Fulakunda Across Countries (ROP3 - 103076) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
FulakundaPG013407FulakundaGuinea7,800Unengaged and UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
FulakundaPG013229FulakundaGambia478,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
FulakundaPG013457FulakundaGuinea-Bissau566,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
FulakundaPG014227FulakundaSenegal2,340,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
FulakundaPG042692FulakundaSudan314,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam

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