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The Gurunsi of Ghana

The Gurunsi of Ghana, numbering approximately 1,320,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of five major dialects of Farefare (gur), a language of Ghana. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Farefare is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Farefare (gur)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,320,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013334
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Pray for the Gurunsi of Ghana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

84%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Farefare
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Farefare Speakers

Media Resources in Farefare:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Farefare:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓✓✓
2008 Bible League Intl.✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Farefare bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Gurunsi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Gurunsi:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Gurunsi of Ghana

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the day of their salvation and persevere in their faith despite hardships and suffering.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Nankani Across Countries (ROP3 - 116269) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GurunsiPG013334GurunsiGhana1,320,000Engaged yet UnreachedFarefareEthnoreligion

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