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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 wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a heart that longs to see all people from all parts of the world worshiping Jesus as He deserves.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

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

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
FulaniPG012023FulaniSudan281,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniPG013186FulaniGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniPG047192FulaniUnited States33,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulani FulbePG011346Fulani FulbeChad325,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniPG012821FulaniCabo Verde72,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulfulde AdamawaPG013323Fulfulde AdamawaGhana77,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniPG013847Adamawa FulaniNigeria1,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniPG042895Adamawa FulaniCameroon3,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam

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

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