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People group profile · PG013102

The Kwadia of Côte d’Ivoire

The Kwadia of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 1,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire.

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

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Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
1,900
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Kru
Primary language
Kodia (kwp)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
10% or Greater but Less than 15%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Kwadia are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

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

Next steps for the Kwadia

  • 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

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Kodia · Kru family

60% speak Kodia

Gospel resources in Kodia

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

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

Pray for the Kwadia

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

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