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People group profile · PG013116

The Neyo of Côte d’Ivoire

The Neyo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 20,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Côte 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 Neyo.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Neyo people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Neyo

Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
20,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Kru
Primary language
Neyo (ney)
Primary religion
Protestantism
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 Neyo 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 Neyo

  • 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

Neyo · Kru family

100% speak Neyo

Gospel resources in Neyo

  • Bible available, published -
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings 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 Neyo

  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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