Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Mande

Language: Wan - (wan)

Alternate Name(s): Ouan

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

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Population: 42,000

Global Population: 42,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Wan of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering 42,000, 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 Cote d’Ivoire. Their primary language is Wan. The primary religion practiced by the Wan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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