• PEOPLE NAME: TIEFO OF BURKINA FASO

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PEID: 12452

ROP: 110046

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Tiéfo - (tiq)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Burkina Faso

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Population: 25,000

Global Population: 25,000


PEID: 12452

ROP: 110046

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Tiefo of Burkina Faso, numbering 25,000, are Engaged yet 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 Tiéfo. The primary religion practiced by the Tiefo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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