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The Komono of Burkina Faso

The Komono of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 7,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an autochthonous Gur people of Burkina Faso's Cascades Region near the Ivorian border, holding ritual authority over the land as hosts to later-arriving peoples through institutions like the massa king and folonderye earth priests. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Khisa is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Khisa (kqm)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 7,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012413
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

77%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khisa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

56%
%
Khisa Speakers

Media Resources in Khisa:

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Bible Resources in Khisa:

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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Komono:
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Khisa Across Countries (ROP3 - 104945) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KomonoPG012413KomonoBurkina Faso7,900Unengaged and UnreachedKhisaFolk Islam
Komono (Khisa)PG014380Komono (Khisa)Cote d’Ivoire10,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhisaFolk Islam

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