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%
%
Alladian Speakers

Media Resources in Alladian:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Alladian:

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

1 entry

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

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

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

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