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 an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire. 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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Pray for the Tagwana Senufo 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: Tagwana Senoufo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Sénoufo, Tagwana Speakers

Media Resources in Tagwana Senoufo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Tagwana Senoufo:

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

1 entry

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

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

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

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1 people group

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