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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Godie of Cote d’Ivoire

The Godie of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 55,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Eastern Kru people of southern Cote d'Ivoire's Gbokle and Goh-Djiboua regions, related to the Bete and part of a wider Kru-speaking tradition of coastal seafaring and resistance to enslavement. They mostly adhere to Animism and Godié is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Godié (god)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 55,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013083
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Pray for the Godie 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: Godié
Language Family: Kru

100%
%
Godié Speakers

Media Resources in Godié:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Godié:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Godie 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 Godie:
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 Godie of Cote d’Ivoire

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Godie Across Countries (ROP3 - 103408) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GodiePG013083GodieCote d’Ivoire55,000No Longer UnreachedGodiéAnimism

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