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People group profile · PG013036

The Anyi of Côte d’Ivoire

The Anyi of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 1,370,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire.

They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Anyin.

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Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
1,370,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Guinean
Primary language
Anyin (any)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Minimally Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Anyi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Anyi

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Anyin · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Anyin

Gospel resources in Anyin

  • Bible available, published 1997
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Anyi

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Anyi in other countries

The same people (ROP3 100405) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
AnyiGhana92,000No Longer Unreached

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