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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kusasi of Burkina Faso

The Kusasi of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 37,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Burkina Faso; a dialect subgroup of Kusaal (kus). They mostly adhere to Animism and Kusaal is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Kusaal (kus)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 37,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014391
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kusaal
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kusaal Speakers

Media Resources in Kusaal:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kusaal:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1996 Bible League Intl.✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kusaal bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kusasi 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 Kusasi:
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 Kusasi of Burkina Faso

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

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.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Kusasi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105480) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KusasiPG013313KusasiGhana714,000No Longer UnreachedKusaalEthnoreligion
KusasiPG014391KusasiBurkina Faso37,500No Longer UnreachedKusaalAnimism

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