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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Fula Toro of Mali

The Fula Toro of Mali, numbering approximately 345,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Pulaar is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Fulbe Futa Toro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Mali
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Pulaar (fuc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 345,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042192
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Pray for the Fula Toro of Mali

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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: Pulaar
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Pulaar Speakers

Media Resources in Pulaar:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Pulaar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Senegal✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Pulaar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fula Toro 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 Fula Toro:
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 Fula Toro of Mali

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Fula Toro Across Countries (ROP3 - 103074) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Fula ToroPG047657Fula ToroUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG042192Fula ToroMali345,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG042190Fula ToroMauritania388,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam
Fula ToroPG014228Fula ToroSenegal2,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroPG013246Fula ToroGambia184,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaarFolk Islam
Fula ToroPG042898Fula ToroFrance1,000Unengaged and UnreachedPulaarSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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