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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bulisa of Ghana

The Bulisa of Ghana, numbering approximately 254,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Ghana, Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area. They mostly adhere to Animism and Buli (Ghana) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Buli (Ghana) (bwu)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 254,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013284
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Pray for the Bulisa of Ghana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

52%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Buli (Ghana)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Buli (Ghana) Speakers

Media Resources in Buli (Ghana):

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Buli (Ghana):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Buli (Ghana) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bulisa are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bulisa:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bulisa of Ghana

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Bulisa Across Countries (ROP3 - 101729) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BulisaPG013284BulisaGhana254,000No Longer UnreachedBuli (Ghana)Animism

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