The Adamawa Fulani of Cameroon

The Adamawa Fulani of Cameroon, numbering approximately 3,225,000 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 Folk Islam and Adamawa Fulfulde is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Adamawa Fulfulde (fub)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 3,225,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042895
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Adamawa Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Adamawa Speakers

Media Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Adamawa Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1963 Bible Society of Nigeria✓
1995 Alliance Biblique du Cameroun✓

2 entries

Or check out the Adamawa Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Adamawa Fulani 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 Adamawa Fulani:
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 Adamawa Fulani of Cameroon

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Fulbe, Fulani Across Countries (ROP3 - 103079) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FulaniFulaniCabo Verde72,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniAdamawa FulaniCameroon3,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulani FulbeFulani FulbeChad326,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniFulaniGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulfulde AdamawaFulfulde AdamawaGhana77,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniAdamawa FulaniNigeria1,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniFulaniSudan281,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniFulaniUnited States33,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam

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