• PEOPLE NAME: BASSAR OF GHANA

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PEID: 13271

ROP: 114895

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Ntcham - (bud)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ghana

Also found in: Togo

Population: 213,000

Global Population: 425,000


PEID: 13271

ROP: 114895

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Bassar of Ghana, numbering 213,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 425,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ntcham. The primary religion practiced by the Bassar is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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