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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Komono (Khisa) of Cote d’Ivoire

The Komono (Khisa) of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Côte d'Ivoire. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Khisa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Khisa (kqm)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 10,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014380
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khisa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Khisa Speakers

Media Resources in Khisa:

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Bible Resources in Khisa:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Komono (Khisa) 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 Komono (Khisa):
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 Komono (Khisa) of Cote d’Ivoire

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

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, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Khisa Across Countries (ROP3 - 104945) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Komono (Khisa)PG014380Komono (Khisa)Cote d’Ivoire10,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhisaFolk Islam
KomonoPG012413KomonoBurkina Faso7,900Unengaged and UnreachedKhisaFolk Islam

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