• PEOPLE NAME: KHE OF BURKINA FASO

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PEID: 12411

ROP: 104932

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Khe - (kqg)

Alternate Name(s): Kheso

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam

Country: Burkina Faso

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Population: 3,900

Global Population: 3,900


PEID: 12411

ROP: 104932

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Khe of Burkina Faso, numbering 3,900, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Burkina Faso. Their primary language is Khe. The primary religion practiced by the Khe is Folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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