Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Mande

Language: Bandi - (bza)

Alternate Name(s): Bandi, Gbandi, Gbunde, Bande, Gbande

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Liberia

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Population: 147,000

Global Population: 147,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Bandi of Liberia, numbering 147,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mande people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Liberia. Their primary language is Bandi. The primary religion practiced by the Bandi is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.

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