• PEOPLE NAME: BURAKA OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


PEID: 12846

ROP: 101761

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Pygmy

Language: Buraka - (bkg)

Alternate Name(s): Pygmy, Buraka

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Central African Republic

Also found in: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Population: 3,800

Global Population: 6,300


PEID: 12846

ROP: 101761

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Buraka of Central African Republic, numbering 3,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Pygmy people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 6,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Buraka. The primary religion practiced by the Buraka is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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