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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Aladian of Cote d’Ivoire

The Aladian of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 47,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Lagoon Akan people who fled clashes near Kumasi, Ghana, in the early 1400s and settled the plain between Cote d'Ivoire's Atlantic coast and the Ebrie Lagoon near Jacqueville, related to the neighboring Adjoukrou and Ebrie. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Alladian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Alladian (ald)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 47,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013035
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Alladian
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Alladian Speakers

Media Resources in Alladian:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Alladian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Bible Society of Cote d'Ivoire✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Alladian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Aladian are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Aladian:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Aladian of Cote d’Ivoire

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Aladian Across Countries (ROP3 - 100208) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AladianPG013035AladianCote d’Ivoire47,500No Longer UnreachedAlladianProtestantism

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