The Jahanka have been Islamic holy men primarily located in Senegal, Guinea and the Gambia. As holy men (Muslim clerics) they conduct Islamic worship rituals and provide Qur'anic teaching in the villages. Often the clerics also maintain farms which are cultivated by young boys who receive education in the Qur'an in exchange for their labor. However, when they lost their slaves in this century, they had to devote more time to farming and less time to religious studies. Their Muslim tradition avoids the notion of jihad (holy war) in favor of pacifism. The Jahanka are very well respected and influential throughout all West Africa.
Pride in a person's knowledge often is a stumblingblock to simple faith in the finished work of Christ.
Gospel recordings exist in the language of the Jahanka. Pray for workers to take this resource to the people.
There is an indication there are a few followers of Jesus among the Jahanka. Pray they will be instructed in God's Word, and will grow into mature disciples of Christ.
Pray the religious Jahanka people will increasingly be drawn to Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih), and will have a growing desire to find out more about this man. Pray this desire will be satisfied.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Jahanka |
People Name in Country | Jahanka |
Population in Gambia | 4,800 |
World Population | 118,000 |
Total Countries | 5 |
Indigenous | No |
Unreached | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Alternate Names | Diakhanke, Malinka, Malinke, Maninka |
People ID | 12311 |
ROP3 Code | 104152 |
Country | Gambia | ||
Region | West and Central Africa | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Gambia |
Region | West and Central Africa |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Jahanka (4,800 speakers) |
Language Code | jad Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Unknown |
Total Languages | 1 |
Other People Groups | Speaking Jahanka |
Primary Language | Jahanka (4,800 speakers) |
Language Code | jad Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Jahanka |
Primary Language: Jahanka
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | No |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.05 %) |
0.10 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
99.90 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
0.0 %
|
Independent |
22.0 %
|
Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
Protestant |
18.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
60.0 %
|
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2018 GoWestAfrica All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |