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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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Pray for the Komono (Khisa) of Cote d’Ivoire

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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%
%
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

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
readPsalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

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

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2 people groups

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

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