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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Pray for the Aladian of Cote d’Ivoire

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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 Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

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.

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.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

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

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