People group profile · PG014281
The Kono of Sierra Leone
The Kono of Sierra Leone, numbering about 337,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mande ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Sierra Leone's Kono district.
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 Kono (Sierra Leone).
Fast facts
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 337,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Kono (Sierra Leone) (kno)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Eastern province: west and central Kona district; Northern province: Koinadugu district, south of Bagbe river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kono are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kono
- 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
78% adherents
Primary language
Kono (Sierra Leone) · Mande family
100% speak Kono (Sierra Leone)
Gospel resources in Kono (Sierra Leone)
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kono, Sierra Leone)
Bibles
- 2006 Bible Society in Sierra Leone · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kono
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
Kono in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kono | Cote d’Ivoire | 30,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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