• PEOPLE NAME: BULLOM OF SIERRA LEONE

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PEID: 14274

ROP: 101728

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Atlantic

Language: Bullom So - (buy)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Sierra Leone

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Population: 8,900

Global Population: 8,900


PEID: 14274

ROP: 101728

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Bullom of Sierra Leone, numbering 8,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Atlantic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Sierra Leone. Their primary language is Bullom So. The primary religion practiced by the Bullom is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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