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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Eastern Karaboro of Burkina Faso

The Eastern Karaboro of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 82,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community indigenous to the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso. They mostly adhere to Animism and Eastern Karaboro is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Karaboro, Eastern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Eastern Karaboro (xrb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 82,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012394
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

79%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Karaboro
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Karaboro, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Karaboro:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Eastern Karaboro:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Karaboro 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 Eastern Karaboro:
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 Eastern Karaboro of Burkina Faso

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Karaboro, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 102846) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern KaraboroPG012394Eastern KaraboroBurkina Faso82,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KaraboroAnimism
Karaboro SenufoPG014376Karaboro SenufoTogo56,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KaraboroEthnoreligion
Karaboro SenufoPG013092Karaboro SenufoCote d’Ivoire10,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KaraboroAnimism

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