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The Tiefo of Burkina Faso

The Tiefo of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 27,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southwestern Burkina Faso around Daramandougou, Noumoudara, and Nyafogo; their former wider homeland contracted after their military defeat in 1897, and many Tiefo communities have since shifted to Jula. They mostly adhere to Animism and Tiéfo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Tiéfo (tiq)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 27,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012452
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Pray for the Tiefo of Burkina Faso

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tiéfo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

10%
%
Tiéfo Speakers

Media Resources in Tiéfo:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tiéfo:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tiefo 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 Tiefo:
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 Tiefo of Burkina Faso

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
readGalatians 3:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be united in Christ across all differences of ethnicity, social status, and gender.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Tiefo Across Countries (ROP3 - 110046) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tiefo PG012452 Tiefo Burkina Faso 27,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tiéfo Animism

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