• PEOPLE NAME: WAAMA OF TOGO

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PEID: 14456

ROP: 110597

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Waama - (wwa)

Alternate Name(s): Yoabu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Togo

Also found in: Benin

Population: 23,000

Global Population: 132,000


PEID: 14456

ROP: 110597

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Waama of Togo, numbering 23,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 132,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Waama. The primary religion practiced by the Waama is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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