People group profile · PG013066
The Dan Yakuba of Côte d’Ivoire
The Dan Yakuba of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 1,965,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Manding-speaking group of people who today are concentrated in Ivory Coast, especially in the departments of Man, Danane, and Biankouma.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Dan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 1,965,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Dan (dnj)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 Dan Yakuba 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 Dan Yakuba
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
50% adherents
Primary language
Dan · Nuclear Trans New Guinea family
100% speak Dan
Gospel resources in Dan
- Bible available, published 1994
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1991 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
- 1994 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dan Yakuba
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Dan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102417) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Yakuba | Liberia | 248,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Dan Yakuba | Guinea | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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