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People group profile · PG014380

The Komono (Khisa) of Côte d’Ivoire

The Komono (Khisa) of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Côte d'Ivoire.

They are an indigenous people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Khisa.

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Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
10,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Gur
Primary language
Khisa (kqm)
Primary religion
Folk Islam
Strategic Progress Index
Engaged yet 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 Komono (Khisa) 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Komono (Khisa)

  • 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

Folk Islam · Islam

99% adherents

Primary language

Khisa · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Khisa

Gospel resources in Khisa

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Komono (Khisa)

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Khisa in other countries

The same people (ROP3 104945) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
KomonoBurkina Faso7,900Unengaged and Unreached

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