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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Wodaabe Fulani of Niger

The Wodaabe Fulani of Niger, numbering approximately 120,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are cattle-herding Fulani nomads of Niger's Sahel whose name means those who dwell in cattle camps, moving camp roughly every three days and gathering each year at In-Gall for the Gerewol courtship festival of dance and male beauty display. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nigerian Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Niger
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 120,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013595
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nigerian Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

99%
%
Fulfulde, Nigerian Speakers

Media Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible League Intl.✓✓✓
Bible League Intl.✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nigerian Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Wodaabe Fulani 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 Wodaabe Fulani:
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 Wodaabe Fulani of Niger

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

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.

Wodaabe Across Countries (ROP3 - 115675) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Wodaabe FulaniPG013595Wodaabe FulaniNiger120,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeEthnoreligion

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