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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Baga Sitemu of Guinea

The Baga Sitemu of Guinea, numbering approximately 48,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the larger Baga people of north-western Guinea. The Baga are known for their agricultural and fishing practices Tchitem, Sitemuú, Rio Pongo Baga They are an Indigenous people, with Baga as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam. They primarily speak Baga Sitemu.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Atlantic
Primary Language(s): Baga Sitemu (bsp)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 48,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050634
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

75%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Baga Sitemu
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Baga Sitemu Speakers

Media Resources in Baga Sitemu:

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Bible Resources in Baga Sitemu:

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2015 Edition✓

1 entry

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Baga Sitemu:
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Pray specifically for the Baga Sitemu of Guinea

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Baga Sitemu Across Countries (ROP3 - 100739) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Baga SitemuPG050634Baga SitemuGuinea48,000Unengaged and UnreachedBaga SitemuFolk Islam

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