The Fali people are called Bana in Nigeria. They also live in Cameroon. In Nigeria, the Bana live in the northeast, mainly in the Mubi District.
Fali in Fula means 'perched' and relates to the Fali settlements on the mountainsides. They do farming and hunting. Their main crops are millet, peanuts and cotton.
The Bana are exogamous. They live with or near to the parents of the husband. Inheritance is generally passed to the sons. They have clans with chiefs and with lands. They speak a few languages.
The Bana have an indigenous religion. They believe in a creator god called Faw and a mother goddess called Ona, their earth deity. They pray to ancestors to pray to Faw for them. Many if not most of the Bana have now converted to Islam. Many have become Muslims recently.
Pray that with the Fali or Bana believing in a creator god that this will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that they will have dreams and visions leading them to salvation too.
Scripture Prayers for the Fali in Cameroon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fali_people
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Fali, Bana |
People Name in Country | Fali |
Population this Country | 34,000 |
Population all Countries | 68,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Baza; Mizeran |
People ID | 10632 |
ROP3 Code | 100941 |
Country | Cameroon | ||
Region | Africa, West and Central | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 44 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Bourrah subdivision, north and northeast of Bourrah, on Nigeria border. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Cameroon |
Region | Africa, West and Central |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 44 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Bourrah subdivision, north and northeast of Bourrah, on Nigeria border.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Language | Bana (34,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bcw Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Bana (34,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bcw Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Bana |
Primary Language: Bana
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1985) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2005-2019) |
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 |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bana |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
General | Gospel resources links |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Bana |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 4.00 %) |
12.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
58.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
30.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
0.0 %
|
Independent |
2.0 %
|
Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
Other Christian |
1.0 %
|
Protestant |
40.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
57.0 %
|