• PEOPLE NAME: KASENA OF GHANA

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PEID: 13342

ROP: 104705

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Kasem - (xsm)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ghana

Also found in: Burkina Faso

Population: 188,000

Global Population: 429,000


PEID: 13342

ROP: 104705

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Kasena of Ghana, numbering 188,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 429,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kasem. The primary religion practiced by the Kasena is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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