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People group profile · PG013132

The Tagwana Senufo of Côte d’Ivoire

The Tagwana Senufo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 270,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire.

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

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

Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
270,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Gur
Primary language
Tagwana Senoufo (tgw)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
15% or Greater but Less than 20%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Tagwana Senufo 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 Tagwana Senufo

  • 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

Tagwana Senoufo · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Tagwana Senoufo

Gospel resources in Tagwana Senoufo

  • Bible available, published 2010
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Bibles

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

Pray for the Tagwana Senufo

  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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