People group profile · PG014252
The Mankanya of Senegal
The Mankanya of Senegal, numbering about 50,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West African ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambian region.
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 Mankanya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Senegal
- Population
- 50,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Mankanya (knf)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- 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 Mankanya are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mankanya
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Mankanya · Atlantic-Congo family
75% speak Mankanya
Gospel resources in Mankanya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Mankanya)
Bibles
- 2014 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mankanya
- 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.
Mankanya in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106274) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankanya | Guinea-Bissau | 64,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mankanya | Gambia | 3,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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