• PEOPLE NAME: BASSAR OF TOGO

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PEID: 14322

ROP: 114895

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Ntcham - (bud)

Alternate Name(s): Ncham, Basari

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Togo

Also found in: Ghana

Population: 212,000

Global Population: 425,000


PEID: 14322

ROP: 114895

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Bassar of Togo, numbering 212,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 425,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ntcham. The primary religion practiced by the Bassar is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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