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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mano of Guinea

The Mano of Guinea, numbering approximately 111,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande people descended from the Soumano clan of the Mali Empire's Gbara council, who migrated south into forested highlands from the 13th century to settle Guinea-Liberia border lands, maintaining separate poro and sande initiation schools. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mano is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Mano (mev)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 111,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013425
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Pray for the Mano of Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mano
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Maan Speakers

Media Resources in Mano:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Mano:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1978 Bible Society in Liberia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mano bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mano 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 Mano:
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 Mano of Guinea

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Mano Across Countries (ROP3 - 106278) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ManoPG013425ManoGuinea111,000Engaged yet UnreachedManoAnimism
ManoPG013517ManoLiberia445,000No Longer UnreachedManoAnimism

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