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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Aku of Sierra Leone

The Aku of Sierra Leone, numbering approximately 9,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Krio people of Sierra Leone with roots among Liberated Africans from West Africa. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Krio is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Aku

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Sierra Leone
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): Krio (kri)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 9,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033358

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Pray for the Aku of Sierra Leone

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

26%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Krio
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Krio Speakers

Media Resources in Krio:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Krio:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Good News for All Men✓✓✓
2013 Bible Society in Sierra Leone✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Krio bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Aku 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 Aku:
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 Aku of Sierra Leone

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
read2 Corinthians 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the principle of sowing and reaping, and be generous in their giving and serving, knowing that they will reap a generous harvest.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Aku Across Countries (ROP3 - 116261) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AkuPG033358AkuSierra Leone9,500Engaged yet UnreachedKrioEthnoreligion
AkuPG013225AkuGambia21,000No Longer UnreachedKrioProtestantism

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