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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yalunka of Guinea

The Yalunka of Guinea, numbering approximately 143,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Guinea. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Yalunka is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Malinke
Primary Language(s): Yalunka (yal)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 143,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013437
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Pray for the Yalunka of Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yalunka
Language Family: Mande

100%
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Yalunka Speakers

Media Resources in Yalunka:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Yalunka:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Yalunka bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yalunka 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 Yalunka:
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 Yalunka of Guinea

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Yalunka Across Countries (ROP3 - 110950) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YalunkaPG013437YalunkaGuinea143,000Engaged yet UnreachedYalunkaFolk Islam
YalunkaPG014299YalunkaSierra Leone54,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunkaFolk Islam
YalunkaPG013544YalunkaMali19,000Engaged yet UnreachedYalunkaSunni Islam
YalunkaPG014224YalunkaSenegal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunkaFolk Islam

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