Scattered mostly in Nigeria and Cameroon, these semi-nomadic people fiercely reject anything they perceive as contrary to their lifestyle of roaming with their cattle herds. This includes education (they are mostly non-literate) and permanent homes. They are widely regarded as troublesome impediments to the large cattle ranchers. One businessman and member of a ruling party has established two large cattle ranches, forcing the Fulani tribal people from their historic grazing land. They were given no compensation. Their inability to read and intense independence have placed them on unequal footing with greedy people like these who take advantage of them.
The inability to read is an obstacle to learning about Christ if the gospel comes to them only in printed form.
Christians need to be genuinely concerned about the material welfare of the Fulani people, finding ways to assist them, building friendships and trust.
Pray the few Christian believers among the Fulani people would be sent teachers to help them become well established in the faith. Pray they would find each other in order to fellowship together. Pray they would learn to live in the power of Christ's Spirit, experiencing the fruit of Christ's Spirit consistently. Pray the Fulani would be able to care adequately for their families, and be led to be better prepared for the rapidly changing conditions of the 21st century. Pray they would see the need to make schooling a priority for their children.
Scripture Prayers for the Fulani, Nigerian in Nigeria.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Fulani, Nigerian |
People Name in Country | Fulani, Nigerian |
Natural Name | Nigerian Fulani |
Pronunciation |
foo-LAH-nee
|
Population this Country | 17,810,000 |
Population all Countries | 17,992,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 356 |
Alternate Names | Bororo; Bororro; Felatas; Fulbe, Nigerian; Igboro Fulani; Kano; Katsina-Bororo; Mbororo; Mbororro; Peul; Sokoto Fulani; Town Fulani; Western Fulani; Woodabe |
People ID | 10949 |
ROP3 Code | 101622 |
Country | Nigeria | ||
Region | Africa, West and Central | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 6 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Jos plateau and southeast to Bauchi; Borno state: Bororro, Maiduguri is center; Sokoto state: Sokoto. Market language. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Nigeria |
Region | Africa, West and Central |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 6 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Jos plateau and southeast to Bauchi; Borno state: Bororro, Maiduguri is center; Sokoto state: Sokoto. Market language.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.06 %) |
0.08 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
99.92 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Fulfulde, Nigerian |
Language Code | fuv Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Bororro |
Dialect Code | 9931 Global Recordings Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Fulfulde, Nigerian |
Language Code | fuv Ethnologue Listing |
Primary Dialect | Bororro |
Dialect Code | 9931 Global Recordings Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Fulfulde, Nigerian |
Primary Language: Fulfulde, Nigerian
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2007-2013) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Rosemary Lodge - Flickr Creative Commons |
Map Source | Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission |
Video Source | The Waiting World |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |