Bassari of Guinea (PGID: PG013400)

The Bassari of Guinea

The Bassari of Guinea, numbering approximately 22,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tenda-speaking people of southeastern Senegal and northern Guinea who share a common language, homeland, and cultural heritage. They are known for their age-grade social institutions, subsistence farming, and indigenous religious traditions. They mostly adhere to Animism and Bassari is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Atlantic
Primary Language(s): Bassari (bsc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 22,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013400
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%

Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bassari
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%

Oniyan Speakers

Media Resources in Bassari:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Bassari:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2016 Ligue Biblique Internationale	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bassari 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 Bassari:

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Pray specifically for the Bassari of Guinea

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Luke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
Hebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

Bassari Across Countries (ROP3 - 101114) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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3 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG013400	Bassari	Guinea	22,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Bassari	Animism
PG014220	Bassari	Senegal	22,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Bassari	Animism
PG013448	Basari	Guinea-Bissau	900	Unengaged and Unreached	Bassari	Animism

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