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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dagomba of Ghana

The Dagomba of Ghana, numbering approximately 1,525,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a large ethnolinguistic group indigenous to northern Ghana. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Dagbani is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Dagbani (dag)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 1,525,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013299
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

77%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dagbani
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

85%
%
Dagbani Speakers

Media Resources in Dagbani:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Dagbani:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2007 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dagbani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Dagomba are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Dagomba:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Dagomba of Ghana

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Dagbamba Across Countries (ROP3 - 102372) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DagombaPG014337DagombaTogo14,500Engaged yet UnreachedDagbaniFolk Islam
DagombaPG013299DagombaGhana1,525,000Engaged yet UnreachedDagbaniFolk Islam

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