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The Kuranko of Sierra Leone

The Kuranko of Sierra Leone, numbering approximately 503,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande people of northeastern Sierra Leone and neighboring Guinea whose oral traditions trace successive migrations from the Mande heartland into the Sierra Leone highlands. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kuranko is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sierra Leone
People Cluster: Malinke
Primary Language(s): Kuranko (knk)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 503,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014286
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Pray for the Kuranko of Sierra Leone

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

66%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kuranko
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Kuranko Speakers

Media Resources in Kuranko:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kuranko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2005 Bible Society in Sierra Leone✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Kuranko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kuranko 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 Kuranko:
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 Kuranko of Sierra Leone

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.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

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.

Kuranko Across Countries (ROP3 - 105445) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KurankoPG013416KurankoGuinea144,000Unengaged and UnreachedKurankoAnimism
KurankoPG014286KurankoSierra Leone503,000Engaged yet UnreachedKurankoEthnoreligion

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