Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Buamu - (box)

Alternate Name(s): Bwaba, Buamu, Bobo Woule, Eastern Bobo

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Burkina Faso

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Population: 370,000

Global Population: 370,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Red Bobo of Burkina Faso, numbering 370,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Burkina Faso. Their primary language is Buamu. The primary religion practiced by the Red Bobo is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.

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