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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%
%
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 this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

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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