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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kong Jula of Cote d’Ivoire

The Kong Jula of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 3,285,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnic group indigenous to several West African countries. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Dyula is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jula, Kong

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Malinke-Jula
Primary Language(s): Dyula (dyu)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 3,285,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013091
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Pray for the Kong Jula of Cote d’Ivoire

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

94%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dyula
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Jula Speakers

Media Resources in Dyula:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Dyula:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1996 Bible Society of Burkina Faso✓✓✓
2013 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dyula bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kong Jula are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kong Jula:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kong Jula of Cote d’Ivoire

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Jula Across Countries (ROP3 - 104323) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
JulaPG047666JulaUnited States5,700Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaSunni Islam
JulaPG013551JulaMali127,000Unengaged and UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG013310JulaGhana35,500Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
Kong JulaPG013091Kong JulaCote d’Ivoire3,285,000Engaged yet UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam
JulaPG012407JulaBurkina Faso2,750,000Unengaged and UnreachedDyulaFolk Islam

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