People group profile · PG013483
The Dan Yakuba of Liberia
The Dan Yakuba of Liberia, numbering about 248,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Liberia.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Dan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 248,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Dan (dnj)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 Dan Yakuba 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 Dan Yakuba
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
75% adherents
Primary language
Dan · Nuclear Trans New Guinea family
100% speak Dan
Gospel resources in Dan
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1991 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
- 1994 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dan Yakuba
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Dan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102417) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Yakuba | Cote d’Ivoire | 1,965,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Dan Yakuba | Guinea | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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