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The Comorians of Madagascar

The Comorians of Madagascar, numbering approximately 159,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Comorian islands of Mayotte. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Maore Comorian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Madagascar
People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili
Primary Language(s): Maore Comorian (swb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 159,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015298
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maore Comorian
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Comorian, Maore Speakers

Media Resources in Maore Comorian:

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Bible Resources in Maore Comorian:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Comorians 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 Comorians:
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 Comorians of Madagascar

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Comorian, Maore Across Countries (ROP3 - 115069) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Comorian MaoriPG042178Comorian MaoriMayotte222,000Engaged yet UnreachedMaore ComorianSunni Islam
ComoriansPG015298ComoriansMadagascar159,000Engaged yet UnreachedMaore ComorianSunni Islam
ComoriansPG015554ComoriansEswatini800No Longer UnreachedNgazidja ComorianSunni Islam
ComoriansPG015469ComoriansReunion650Unengaged and UnreachedMaore ComorianSunni Islam
ComoriansPG047459ComoriansCanada45Unengaged and UnreachedMaore ComorianSunni Islam

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