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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bassa of Liberia

The Bassa of Liberia, numbering approximately 871,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kru-speaking people of Liberia who share a common language, culture, and history. Concentrated in the country's coastal and central regions, they are among Liberia's largest indigenous ethnolinguistic groups. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Bassa is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bassa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Liberia
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Bassa (bsq)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 871,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013481
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Pray for the Bassa of Liberia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

30%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bassa
Language Family: Kru

100%
%
Bassa Speakers

Media Resources in Bassa:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Bassa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1969 Bible Society of Cameroon✓
2002 Bible Society in Liberia✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bassa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bassa are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bassa:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bassa of Liberia

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
readJames 4:4

Pray that the lost will be convicted of their friendship with the world, which is hostility toward God, and that they will turn from their sin and embrace the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Bassa Across Countries (ROP3 - 101109) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BassaPG013481BassaLiberia871,000No Longer UnreachedBassaEthnoreligion
BassaPG014272BassaSierra Leone10,500Engaged yet UnreachedBassaAnimism

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