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The Tamajeq of Mali

The Tamajeq of Mali, numbering approximately 440,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a large Berber ethnic group that inhabits a vast area of the Sahara desert stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Tawallammat Tamajaq is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Mali
People Cluster: Tuareg
Primary Language(s): Tawallammat Tamajaq (ttq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 440,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013571
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Pray for the Tamajeq of Mali

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tawallammat Tamajaq
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Tamajaq, Tawallammat Speakers

Media Resources in Tawallammat Tamajaq:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Tawallammat Tamajaq:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tamajeq 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 Tamajeq:
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 Tamajeq of Mali

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Tuareg, Tamajaq Across Countries (ROP3 - 109772) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TamajaqPG014120TamajaqNigeria39,500Unengaged and UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam
TamajeqPG013571TamajeqMali440,000Engaged yet UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam
Tamajeq TuaregPG013611Tamajeq TuaregNiger1,280,000Engaged yet UnreachedTawallammat TamajaqFolk Islam

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