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The Dan Yakuba of Cote d’Ivoire

The Dan Yakuba of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 1,965,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Manding-speaking group of people who today are concentrated in Ivory Coast, especially in the departments of Man, Danane, and Biankouma. They mostly adhere to Animism and Dan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Dan Yakuba

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Dan (dnj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,965,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013066
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Pray for the Dan Yakuba of Cote d’Ivoire

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dan
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Dan Speakers

Media Resources in Dan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Dan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1991 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓✓✓
1994 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dan Yakuba 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 Dan Yakuba:
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 Dan Yakuba of Cote d’Ivoire

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Dan Across Countries (ROP3 - 102417) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Dan YakubaPG013066Dan YakubaCote d’Ivoire1,965,000No Longer UnreachedDanAnimism
Dan YakubaPG013483Dan YakubaLiberia248,000No Longer UnreachedDanAnimism
Dan YakubaPG013403Dan YakubaGuinea1,500Engaged yet UnreachedDanAnimism

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