• PEOPLE NAME: MOSSI OF UNITED STATES

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Mossi - (mos)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: United States

Also found in: Benin; Burkina Faso; Canada; Cote d’Ivoire; Ghana; Mali; Niger; Togo

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 11,903,025


PEID: 47647

ROP: 106781

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Mossi of United States, numbering 1,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 11,903,025 in 9 countries. Their primary language is Mossi. The primary religion practiced by the Mossi is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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