People group profile · PG013404
The East Limba of Guinea
The East Limba of Guinea, numbering about 7,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Atlantic-speaking Limba community of Guinea whose identity is rooted in the East Limba language, farming traditions, kinship networks, oral heritage, and cultural practices shared with Limba peoples of the Guinea-Sierra Leone borderlands.
They are an indigenous people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak East Limba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 7,700
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- East Limba (lma)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The East Limba 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 East Limba
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
84% adherents
Primary language
East Limba · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak East Limba
Gospel resources in East Limba
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 East Limba
- 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.
Limba, East in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111211) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Limba | Sierra Leone | 950 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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