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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sakalava of Comoros

The Sakalava of Comoros, numbering approximately 1,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Malagasy ethnic group indigenous to the western and northwest regions of Madagascar They are an Diaspora people, with Sakalava as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Malagasy people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Bushi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Comoros
People Cluster: Malagasy
Primary Language(s): Bushi (buc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015278

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

72%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bushi
Language Family: Austronesian

63%
%
Bushi Speakers

Media Resources in Bushi:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Bushi:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sakalava 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 Sakalava:
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 Sakalava of Comoros

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.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
readIsaiah 25:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim and rejoice in His salvation.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Sakalava Across Countries (ROP3 - 108531) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SakalavaPG015307SakalavaMadagascar2,295,000Engaged yet UnreachedSakalava MalagasyAnimism
SakalavaPG015278SakalavaComoros1,000Engaged yet UnreachedBushiAnimism

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