The Eotile of Cote d’Ivoire

The Eotile of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 8,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a lagoon-dwelling people of southeastern Côte d’Ivoire whose homeland lies along the Aby Lagoon and who retained a distinct identity despite Anyi-Sanwi domination. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Anyin is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Anyin (any)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 8,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013072
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Pray for the Eotile 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: Anyin
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Anyin Speakers

Media Resources in Anyin:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Anyin:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Anyin bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Eotile 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 Eotile:
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 Eotile of Cote d’Ivoire

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Eotile Across Countries (ROP3 - 102932) reported in the following countries:

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