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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mankanya of Senegal

The Mankanya of Senegal, numbering approximately 50,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West African ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambian region. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mankanya is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Senegal
People Cluster: Atlantic
Primary Language(s): Mankanya (knf)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 50,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014252
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mankanya
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

75%
%
Mankanya Speakers

Media Resources in Mankanya:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Mankanya:

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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mankanya 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 Mankanya:
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 Mankanya of Senegal

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Mankanya Across Countries (ROP3 - 106274) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MankanyaPG013239MankanyaGambia3,800Unengaged and UnreachedMankanyaAnimism
MankanyaPG013468MankanyaGuinea-Bissau64,000Engaged yet UnreachedMankanyaAnimism
MankanyaPG014252MankanyaSenegal50,500Engaged yet UnreachedMankanyaAnimism

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