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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 when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

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.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

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

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5 people groups

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

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