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The Blé of Burkina Faso

The Blé of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 2,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Mandé community of southwestern Burkina Faso, concentrated around Blédougou and Kinkinkan in Loumana, whose Jalkunan language is increasingly affected by widespread Jula bilingualism. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Jalkunan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Blé

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Malinke
Primary Language(s): Jalkunan (bxl)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 2,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047043
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

82%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jalkunan
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Jalkunan Speakers

Media Resources in Jalkunan:

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Bible Resources in Jalkunan:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Blé 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 Blé:
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 Blé of Burkina Faso

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Ble Across Countries (ROP3 - 101518) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BléPG047043BléBurkina Faso2,100No Longer UnreachedJalkunanSunni Islam

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