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The Bondoukou Kulango of Cote d’Ivoire

The Bondoukou Kulango of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 295,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a branch of the Kulango people, an ethnic group of northeastern Ivory Coast and parts of Ghana. They mostly adhere to Animism and Bondoukou Kulango is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Bondoukou Kulango (kzc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 295,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013058
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

92%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bondoukou Kulango
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kulango, Bondoukou Speakers

Media Resources in Bondoukou Kulango:

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Bible Resources in Bondoukou Kulango:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bondoukou Kulango 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 Bondoukou Kulango:
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 Bondoukou Kulango of Cote d’Ivoire

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Kulango, Bondoukou Across Countries (ROP3 - 101591) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Bondoukou KulangoPG013276Bondoukou KulangoGhana45,500Engaged yet UnreachedBondoukou KulangoNeo-Pentecostalism
Bondoukou KulangoPG013058Bondoukou KulangoCote d’Ivoire295,000Engaged yet UnreachedBondoukou KulangoAnimism

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