Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Cwi Bwamu - (bwy)

Alternate Name(s): Bobo, Kuya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Burkina Faso

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Population: 47,500

Global Population: 47,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Bwaba of Burkina Faso, numbering 47,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Burkina Faso. Their primary language is Cwi Bwamu. The primary religion practiced by the Bwaba is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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