Fulfulde, Borgu in Canada

Fulfulde, Borgu
Photo Source:  Jason Harral 
Map Source:  People Group location: Canada 2021 Census. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
People Name: Fulfulde, Borgu
Country: Canada
10/40 Window: No
Population: 700
World Population: 841,700
Primary Language: Fulfulde, Borgu
Primary Religion: Islam
Christian Adherents: 1.40 %
Evangelicals: 0.30 %
Scripture: New Testament
Online Audio NT: Yes
Jesus Film: Yes
Audio Recordings: Yes
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan Peoples
Progress Level:

Introduction / History

Fulanis are among the largest people group in West Africa, but there are few in Canada. They no longer have the dominant cultural position they enjoyed in places like Nigeria.

What Are Their Lives Like?

In deciding which immigrants to admit from developing countries, Canada has favored those with a good education and professional skills. Even then, there are language barriers, and Fulani people who arrive in Canada are often under-employed because of a lack of English language skills.
Though they usually live a more prosperous life than they did in West Africa, Fulanis must adjust to many changes in Canada. Personal relationships are different. Many of them must adjust to having a spouse in a different continent and living with a different set of social expectations. Africans assume that the group rises or falls together, but in the West, they must adjust to an individualistic culture.

What Are Their Beliefs?

The Borgu Fulfulde are overwhelmingly Muslim. Islam is central to their identity as a people, and they do not welcome spiritual challenges. Those who live in urban parts of Africa or abroad (like Canada) are more likely to follow orthodox Islam than their counterparts in rural Africa.

What Are Their Needs?

The Borgu Fulfulde fear being alone or disliked. They often talk with friends to overcome the feeling of solitude. However, this need for company is concealed in public, as the Fulani tend to hide their feelings. Only through songs do they express such things as love or the need for others.

Prayer Points

There are some Fulani people who follow Christ in Canada. Pray that they will shine his light in such a way that other West Africans will be attracted to him.
Pray for Fulani leaders in Canada to have dreams and visions of the risen and victorious Christ that will lead them to follow him and no other.
Pray for a people movement to Christ among the Fulani.

Text Source:   Joshua Project