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The Comorian Maori of Mayotte

The Comorian Maori of Mayotte, numbering approximately 222,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the major ethnic group of Mayotte, reflecting a blend of Comorian, Malagasy, and African heritage, shaped by centuries of migration and cultural exchange across the western Indian Ocean. 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: Mayotte
People Cluster: Bantu, Swahili
Primary Language(s): Maore Comorian (swb)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 222,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042178
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maore Comorian
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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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 Comorian Maori 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 Comorian Maori:
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 Comorian Maori of Mayotte

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with 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.

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

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5 people groups

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

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