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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mossi of Niger

The Mossi of Niger, numbering approximately 270,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the dominant Gur-speaking ethnic group of Burkina Faso, concentrated on the central plateau. They speak Mooré and trace their heritage to the historic Mossi Kingdoms that have shaped the country's political and cultural identity for centuries. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mossi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Niger
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Mossi (mos)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 270,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013606
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mossi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Moore Speakers

Media Resources in Mossi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Mossi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1998 Protestant Version✓✓✓
1998 Roman Catholic Version✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mossi bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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

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Pray specifically for the Mossi of Niger

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Mossi Across Countries (ROP3 - 106781) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MossiPG012343MossiBenin59,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiFolk Islam
MossiPG012424MossiBurkina Faso8,425,000No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiPG013113MossiCote d’Ivoire3,415,000Engaged yet UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG013360MossiGhana531,000No Longer UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG013561MossiMali120,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiAnimism
MossiPG013606MossiNiger270,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG014414MossiTogo47,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG047453MossiCanada425No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiPG047647MossiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam

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

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