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The Mossi of Cote d’Ivoire

The Mossi of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 3,425,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the dominant Gur-speaking ethnic group of Burkina Faso, concentrated on the central plateau. They speak Mooré and trace their heritage to the historic Mossi Kingdoms that have shaped the country's political and cultural identity for centuries. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mossi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Mossi (mos)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 3,425,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013113
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Pray for the Mossi of Cote d’Ivoire

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mossi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Moore Speakers

Media Resources in Mossi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Mossi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1998 Protestant Version✓✓✓
1998 Roman Catholic Version✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mossi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mossi 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 Mossi:
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 Mossi of Cote d’Ivoire

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

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.

Mossi Across Countries (ROP3 - 106781) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MossiPG047453MossiCanada425No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiPG047647MossiUnited States1,100No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam
MossiPG014414MossiTogo47,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG012343MossiBenin59,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiFolk Islam
MossiPG013561MossiMali121,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiAnimism
MossiPG013606MossiNiger271,000Unengaged and UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG013360MossiGhana532,000No Longer UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG013113MossiCote d’Ivoire3,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedMossiEthnoreligion
MossiPG012424MossiBurkina Faso8,445,000No Longer UnreachedMossiSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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