• PEOPLE NAME: PALAKA SENUFO OF COTE D’IVOIRE

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Palaka Senoufo - (plr)

Alternate Name(s): Palaka

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

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Population: 15,500

Global Population: 15,500


PEID: 13124

ROP: 107773

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Palaka Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering 15,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cote d’Ivoire. Their primary language is Palaka Senoufo. The primary religion practiced by the Palaka Senufo is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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