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

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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

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.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FulaniFulaniUnited States33,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
FulaniFulaniSudan281,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Adamawa FulaniAdamawa FulaniNigeria1,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Fulfulde AdamawaFulfulde AdamawaGhana77,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniFulaniGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulani FulbeFulani FulbeChad325,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Adamawa FulaniAdamawa FulaniCameroon3,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
FulaniFulaniCabo Verde72,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam

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