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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

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MonaPG013112MonaCote d’Ivoire27,000No Longer UnreachedMwanAnimism

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