• PEOPLE NAME: LIGBI OF COTE D’IVOIRE

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Mande

Language: Ligbi - (lig)

Alternate Name(s): Banda

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

Also found in: Ghana

Population: 9,100

Global Population: 31,100


PEID: 13105

ROP: 100952

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Ligbi of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering 9,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mande people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 31,100 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ligbi. The primary religion practiced by the Ligbi is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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