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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bimoba of Burkina Faso

The Bimoba of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 4,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Burkina Faso; a dialect subgroup of Moba (mfq) They are an Indigenous people, with Bimoba as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Moba.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bimoba

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Moba (mfq)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 4,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012374
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

65%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Moba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Moba Speakers

Media Resources in Moba:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Moba:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2007 Bible Society of Togo✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Moba bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bimoba are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bimoba:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bimoba of Burkina Faso

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Bimoba (Moba) Across Countries (ROP3 - 106692) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
BimobaPG012374BimobaBurkina Faso4,700No Longer UnreachedMobaAnimism
BimobaPG014325BimobaTogo494,000No Longer UnreachedMobaAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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