• PEOPLE NAME: KOMONO OF BURKINA FASO

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PEID: 12413

ROP: 104945

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Khisa - (kqm)

Alternate Name(s): Khisa, Khi, Kumwenu

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam

Country: Burkina Faso

Also found in: Cote d’Ivoire

Population: 7,300

Global Population: 17,200


PEID: 12413

ROP: 104945

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Komono of Burkina Faso, numbering 7,300, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 17,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Khisa. The primary religion practiced by the Komono 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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