Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
People Cluster: Yoruba
Language: Yoruba - (yor)
Alternate Name(s): Anago, Ijebu
Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam
Country: Burkina Faso
Also found in: Benin; Cote d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ghana; Niger; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Togo; United States
Population: 78,500
Global Population: 46,863,400
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Yoruba of Burkina Faso, numbering 78,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yoruba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 46,863,400 in 10 countries. Their primary language is Yoruba. The primary religion practiced by the Yoruba is Folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.
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