People group profile · PG013399
The Bambara of Guinea
The Bambara of Guinea, numbering about 6,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Mandé-speaking people of Mali and neighboring West African countries who share a common language, cultural heritage, and historical identity rooted in the middle Niger River basin.
They are a diaspora people in the Malinke-Bambara people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bambara.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 6,200
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Malinke-Bambara
- Primary language
- Bambara (bam)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bambara are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bambara
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
75% adherents
Primary language
Bambara · Mande family
100% speak Bambara
Gospel resources in Bambara
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Alliance Biblique au Mali 1987 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bambara
- 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.
- 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.
Bambara in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100925) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bambara | Mali | 7,780,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Cote d’Ivoire | 1,500,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| French-speaking West Africans | France | 133,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Senegal | 102,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Niger | 60,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Mauritania | 27,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Gambia | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Burkina Faso | 7,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | United States | 5,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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