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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kabiye of Ghana

The Kabiye of Ghana, numbering approximately 52,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people group indigenous to the north central mountains and northern plains of Togo. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kabiyè is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Kabiyè (kbp)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 52,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013340
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Pray for the Kabiye of Ghana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

82%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabiyè
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kabiyè Speakers

Media Resources in Kabiyè:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kabiyè:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Bibles International✓
Roman Catholic Version✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kabiyè bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kabiye 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 Kabiye:
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 Kabiye of Ghana

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Kabiye Across Countries (ROP3 - 104357) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KabiyePG012331KabiyeBenin20,500Unengaged and UnreachedKabiyèSunni Islam
KabiyePG013340KabiyeGhana52,000No Longer UnreachedKabiyèAnimism
KabiyePG014373KabiyeTogo1,380,000Engaged yet UnreachedKabiyèAnimism

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