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 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 message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

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

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