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The Bete of Cote d’Ivoire

The Bete of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 330,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kru people of central-western Côte d'Ivoire, concentrated around Daloa, Soubré and Gagnoa and historically organized through segmentary lineages. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gagnoa Bété is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Gagnoa Bété (btg)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 330,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013047
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Pray for the Bete 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: Gagnoa Bété
Language Family: Kru

100%
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Bété, Gagnoa Speakers

Media Resources in Gagnoa Bété:

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Bible Resources in Gagnoa Bété:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bete 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 Bete:
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 Bete 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.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Bete, Gagnoa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103133) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
BetePG013047BeteCote d’Ivoire330,000Engaged yet UnreachedGagnoa BétéProtestantism

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