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The Adamawa Fulani of Nigeria

The Adamawa Fulani of Nigeria, numbering approximately 1,840,000 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 Adamawa Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Adamawa Fulfulde (fub)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 1,840,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013847

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Pray for the Adamawa Fulani of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

46%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Adamawa Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Adamawa Speakers

Media Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1963 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
1995 Alliance Biblique du Cameroun✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Adamawa Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Adamawa 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 Adamawa 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 Adamawa Fulani of Nigeria

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Fulbe, Fulani Across Countries (ROP3 - 103079) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FulaniPG047192FulaniUnited States33,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniPG012023FulaniSudan281,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Adamawa FulaniPG013847Adamawa FulaniNigeria1,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulfulde AdamawaPG013323Fulfulde AdamawaGhana77,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG013186FulaniGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulani FulbePG011346Fulani FulbeChad326,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniPG042895Adamawa FulaniCameroon3,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG012821FulaniCabo Verde72,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam

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

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