The Sakalava are partly nomads who live on the west coast of Madagascar and grow rice. They have a history of having skills at sea.
The Sakalava in the north are different to the ones in the south. They respect their living and dead royalty. They work in fishing and agriculture.
The Sakalava believe in a distant God who creates and was the first ancestor and can be contacted by mediums. Pleasing their ancestors is the most important thing to them. They have traditional religions. The Catholics have made some impact and so has Islam. Evangelicals have not had much success
Pray that the Sakalava will realize that the way to salvation is through Jesus Christ only and not through ancestors at all.
Scripture Prayers for the Sakalava in Madagascar.
http://prayafrica.org/project/sakalava-of-madagascar/
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Sakalava |
People Name in Country | Sakalava |
Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 2,079,000 |
Population all Countries | 2,079,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 20047 |
ROP3 Code | 108531 |
ROP25 Code | 307135 |
ROP25 Name | Sakalava |
Country | Madagascar | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Diana, Sofia, Boeny, Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe and (coastline only) Atsimo-Andrefana regions; western Bongolava, Vakinankaratra, and Amoron’i Mania regions. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Diana, Sofia, Boeny, Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe and (coastline only) Atsimo-Andrefana regions; western Bongolava, Vakinankaratra, and Amoron’i Mania regions.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.81 %) |
35.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
60.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
5.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Malagasy, Sakalava (2,079,000 speakers) |
Language Code | skg Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Malagasy, Sakalava (2,079,000 speakers) |
Language Code | skg Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Malagasy, Sakalava |
Primary Language: Malagasy, Sakalava
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2006) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malagasy, Sakalava | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2023 International Mission Board-SBC - Andrew Berry All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |