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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Muslim Indo-Mauritians of Mauritius

The Muslim Indo-Mauritians of Mauritius, numbering approximately 113,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a people of Mauritius They are an Indigenous people, with Indo-Mauritian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Marathi-Konkani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Urdu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Indo-Mauritian, Muslim

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Mauritius
People Cluster: Marathi-Konkani
Primary Language(s): Urdu (urd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 113,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048043

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Pray for the Muslim Indo-Mauritians of Mauritius

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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: Urdu
Language Family: Indo-European

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Urdu Speakers

Media Resources in Urdu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Urdu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Geo Version✓✓
Pakistan Bible Society✓
Revised✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Urdu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Muslim Indo-Mauritians 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 Muslim Indo-Mauritians:
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 Muslim Indo-Mauritians of Mauritius

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Indo-Mauritian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104022) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Muslim Indo-MauritiansPG048043Muslim Indo-MauritiansMauritius113,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni Islam
Indo-MauritiansPG015509Indo-MauritiansSouth Africa62,500Engaged yet UnreachedMorisyenHinduism
Indo-MauritiansPG014796Indo-MauritiansKenya550Engaged yet UnreachedMorisyenHinduism

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