Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Kru

Language: Wané - (hwa)

Alternate Name(s): Hwan, Ngwan

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

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Population: 5,500

Global Population: 5,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Wane of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering 5,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Kru people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cote d’Ivoire. Their primary language is Wané. The primary religion practiced by the Wane is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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