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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bainouk of Senegal

The Bainouk of Senegal, numbering approximately 42,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to Senegal as well as to parts of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. They mostly adhere to Animism and Bainouk-Gunyaamolo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Senegal
People Cluster: Atlantic
Primary Language(s): Bainouk-Gunyaamolo (bcz)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 42,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014219
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

84%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bainouk-Gunyaamolo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

85%
%
Bainouk-Gunyaamolo Speakers

Media Resources in Bainouk-Gunyaamolo:

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Bible Resources in Bainouk-Gunyaamolo:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bainouk 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 Bainouk:
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 Bainouk of Senegal

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.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Bainouk Across Countries (ROP3 - 101019) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BainoukPG014219BainoukSenegal42,000Engaged yet UnreachedBainouk-GunyaamoloAnimism
BainoukPG013226BainoukGambia3,000Unengaged and UnreachedBainouk-GunyaamoloFolk Islam

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