Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Pygmy

Language: Limassa - (bme)

Alternate Name(s): Bamassa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Congo (Kinshasa)

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Population: 19,500

Global Population: 19,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Bomassa of Congo (Kinshasa), numbering 19,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Pygmy people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo (Kinshasa). Their primary language is Limassa. The primary religion practiced by the Bomassa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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