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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Koyaka Jula of Cote d’Ivoire

The Koyaka Jula of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 112,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Koyaga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Malinke-Jula
Primary Language(s): Koyaga (kga)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 112,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013098
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Koyaga
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Koyaga Speakers

Media Resources in Koyaga:

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Bible Resources in Koyaga:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Koyaka 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 Koyaka 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 Koyaka Jula of Cote d’Ivoire

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Jula, Koyaga Across Countries (ROP3 - 114894) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Koyaka JulaPG013098Koyaka JulaCote d’Ivoire112,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoyagaFolk Islam

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