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The Tagwana Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire

The Tagwana Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 270,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a southern Senufo people of north-central Cote d'Ivoire, centered between Katiola and Tafire in the Hambol region, whose present identity developed through the blending of Senufo and Mande-Dyula populations. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tagwana Senoufo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Senufo, Tagwana

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Tagwana Senoufo (tgw)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 270,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013132
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tagwana Senoufo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Sénoufo, Tagwana Speakers

Media Resources in Tagwana Senoufo:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Tagwana Senoufo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Bible Society of Cote d'Ivoire✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tagwana Senoufo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tagwana Senufo 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 Tagwana Senufo:
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 Tagwana Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

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 God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Senufo, Tagwana Across Countries (ROP3 - 109702) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tagwana SenufoPG013132Tagwana SenufoCote d’Ivoire270,000No Longer UnreachedTagwana SenoufoEthnoreligion

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