• PEOPLE NAME: BARA OF MADAGASCAR

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malagasy

Language: Bara Malagasy - (bhr)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Madagascar

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Population: 990,000

Global Population: 990,000


PEID: 15293

ROP: 101030

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bara of Madagascar, numbering 990,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Malagasy people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Madagascar. Their primary language is Bara Malagasy. The primary religion practiced by the Bara is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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