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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dui-Menia Bedouins of Algeria

The Dui-Menia Bedouins of Algeria, numbering approximately 87,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Arab Bedouin tribal complex of the Algerian-Moroccan Sahara. Historically combining pastoral herding, caravan trade, and oasis settlement, they occupied the Saoura-Zousfana frontier and maintained strong tribal affiliations They are an Indigenous people, with Bedouin, Dui-Menia as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bedouin, Saharan people cluster of the Arab Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Central Atlas Tamazight is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Bedouin, Dui-Menia

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Algeria
People Cluster: Bedouin, Saharan
Primary Language(s): Central Atlas Tamazight (tzm)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 87,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042637
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Atlas Tamazight
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

70%
%
Tamazight, Central Atlas Speakers

Media Resources in Central Atlas Tamazight:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Central Atlas Tamazight:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Lctab n Rebbi s Tamazight n Atlas✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Central Atlas Tamazight bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Bedouin, Dui-Menia Across Countries (ROP3 - 102751) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Dui-Menia BedouinsPG042637Dui-Menia BedouinsAlgeria87,000Unengaged and UnreachedCentral Atlas TamazightSunni Islam

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