People group profile · PG013284
The Bulisa of Ghana
The Bulisa of Ghana, numbering about 254,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Ghana, Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area.
They are an indigenous people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Buli (Ghana).

Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 254,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Gur
- Primary language
- Buli (Ghana) (bwu)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bulisa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bulisa
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
52% adherents
Primary language
Buli (Ghana) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Buli (Ghana)
Gospel resources in Buli (Ghana)
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Buli)
Bibles
- 1995 Wycliffe Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bulisa
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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