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The Tiefo of Burkina Faso

The Tiefo of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 27,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southwestern Burkina Faso around Daramandougou, Noumoudara, and Nyafogo; their former wider homeland contracted after their military defeat in 1897, and many Tiefo communities have since shifted to Jula. They mostly adhere to Animism and Tiéfo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tiefo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Tiéfo (tiq)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 27,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012452
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Pray for the Tiefo of Burkina Faso

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tiéfo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

10%
%
Tiéfo Speakers

Media Resources in Tiéfo:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Tiéfo:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tiéfo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tiefo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tiefo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Tiefo of Burkina Faso

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Tiefo Across Countries (ROP3 - 110046) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tiefo PG012452 Tiefo Burkina Faso 27,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tiéfo Animism

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