People group profile · PG013172
The Yasa of Equatorial Guinea
The Yasa of Equatorial Guinea, numbering about 3,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu coastal fishing people known as Iyasa or Yassa across Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, numbering only around 3,000 speakers of a language with numerous dialects, for which an official alphabet was adopted in Cameroon in 1979.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Iyasa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Population
- 3,200
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Iyasa (yko)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yasa are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yasa
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Iyasa · Atlantic-Congo family
57% speak Iyasa
Gospel resources in Iyasa
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yasa
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Yasa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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