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The Mona of Cote d’Ivoire

The Mona of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 27,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mande people of west-central Cote d'Ivoire's Mankono area, living alongside the related Wan and Koyaka peoples and known for a secrecy tradition that preserved their distinct mask-making culture through centuries of outside conquest. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mwan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Mwan (moa)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 27,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013112
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mwan
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Mwan Speakers

Media Resources in Mwan:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Mwan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Mwan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mona 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 Mona:
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 Mona of Cote d’Ivoire

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
readPsalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Mona Across Countries (ROP3 - 106745) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MonaPG013112MonaCote d’Ivoire27,000No Longer UnreachedMwanAnimism

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