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The Dompago of Benin

The Dompago of Benin, numbering approximately 127,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a language of Benin, West Djougou and border areas, Atakora Province. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kabiyè is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Dompago

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Kabiyè (kbp)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 127,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012336
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kabiyè
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kabiyè Speakers

Media Resources in Kabiyè:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kabiyè:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Bibles International✓
Roman Catholic Version✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kabiyè bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Dompago:
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Pray specifically for the Dompago of Benin

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Dompago Across Countries (ROP3 - 102695) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DompagoPG014340DompagoTogo25,500No Longer UnreachedLukpaAnimism
DompagoPG012336DompagoBenin127,000Unengaged and UnreachedKabiyèAnimism

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