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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Air Tuareg of Niger

The Air Tuareg of Niger, numbering approximately 524,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Niger; a dialect subgroup of Tayart Tamajeq (thz) They are an Indigenous people, in the Tuareg people cluster of the Arab Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Islam - Folk. They primarily speak Tamajeq, Tayart.

Air Tuareg in Niger photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
Country: Niger
People Cluster: Tuareg
Primary Language(s): Tamajeq, Tayart (thz)
Primary Religion(s): Islam - Folk
Population: 524,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013592
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Islam - Folk Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tamajeq, Tayart
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Tamajeq, Tayart Speakers

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Next steps for the Air Tuareg

The Air Tuareg are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Air Tuareg

The Air Tuareg 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.

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

Next steps for the Air Tuareg

The Air Tuareg 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.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Air Tuareg of Niger

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Tuareg, Air (ROP3 - 100161) reported in the following countries:

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