Serer-Safen, Safi in Senegal

The Serer-Safen, Safi have only been reported in Senegal
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Introduction / History

The Saafi are an agricultural people living in the west of Senegal, southwest of and near Thies and the coast. They cultivate millet, peanuts and beans as well as a variety of fruit trees. The Saafi live in square mud brick houses, clustered together in enclosed compounds.

The Saafi are part of the larger Cangin people groups, originally all speaking one language. For various reasons, over the centuries they split their different ways and now have distinct, separate languages. Christianity came to the Saafi in the early 1800s, but in the last 40 years the area has become largely Muslim.

Desertification is causing the water table to drop each year and water is becoming more and more scarce. Spiritually, most Saafi who practice Islam or Catholicism also retain many of their traditional animistic beliefs. It is these beliefs that need to be challenged with the Gospel.


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Scripture Prayers for the Serer-Safen, Safi in Senegal.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Serer-Safen
People Name in Country Serer-Safen, Safi
Alternate Names Safi
Population this Country 272,000
Population all Countries 272,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14868
ROP3 Code 108864
ROP25 Code 307397
ROP25 Name Serer
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Thies region: between Nguekikh, Popenguine, and Thies; Dakar region: airport area; 60 villages: 43 are over 80% Saafi, 8 are under 50%.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Thies region: between Nguekikh, Popenguine, and Thies; Dakar region: airport area; 60 villages: 43 are over 80% Saafi, 8 are under 50%..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.02 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
11.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
69.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Saafi-Saafi (272,000 speakers)
Language Code sav   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Saafi-Saafi (272,000 speakers)
Language Code sav   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Saafi-Saafi

Primary Language:  Saafi-Saafi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2013-2020)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Saafi-Saafi Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Saafi-Saafi YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Saafi-Saafi YouVersion Bibles
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Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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