Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Atlantic

Language: Baga Pokur - (bcg)

Alternate Name(s): Baga Binari, Baga Mboteni

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam

Country: Guinea

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Population: 4,600

Global Population: 4,600

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Baga of Guinea, numbering 4,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Atlantic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Guinea. Their primary language is Baga Pokur. The primary religion practiced by the Baga 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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