People group profile · PG012819
The Balanta of Cabo Verde
The Balanta of Cabo Verde, numbering about 58,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cabo Verde; a dialect subgroup of Balanta (ble).
They are a diaspora people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Balanta-Kentohe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cabo Verde
- Population
- 58,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Balanta-Kentohe (ble)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Balanta are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Balanta
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
96% adherents
Primary language
Balanta-Kentohe · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Balanta-Kentohe
Gospel resources in Balanta-Kentohe
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Balanta
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Balanta in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanta | Guinea-Bissau | 551,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bissau-Guineans | Canada | 90 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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