• PEOPLE NAME: GUANG OF GHANA

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PEID: 13330

ROP: 103437

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Gonja - (gjn)

Alternate Name(s): Gonja, Ngbanyito

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam

Country: Ghana

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Population: 386,000

Global Population: 386,000


PEID: 13330

ROP: 103437

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Guang of Ghana, numbering 386,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ghana. Their primary language is Gonja. The primary religion practiced by the Guang 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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