• PEOPLE NAME: UPPER GUINEA CRIOULO OF GAMBIA

PEID: 13242

ROP: 102314

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African

Language: Guinea-Bissau Creole - (pov)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Gambia

Also found in: Guinea-Bissau; Netherlands

Population: 27,000

Global Population: 328,000


PEID: 13242

ROP: 102314

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Upper Guinea Crioulo of Gambia, numbering 27,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 328,000 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Guinea-Bissau Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Upper Guinea Crioulo is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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