• PEOPLE NAME: MANDE OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 47283

ROP: 111215

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Mande

Language: Mende (Sierra Leone) - (men)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Liberia; Sierra Leone

Population: 32,000

Global Population: 2,817,000


PEID: 47283

ROP: 111215

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Mande of United States, numbering 32,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Mande people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,817,000 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Mende (Sierra Leone). The primary religion practiced by the Mande is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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