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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Adja of Togo

The Adja of Togo, numbering approximately 287,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Gbe people whose ancestors migrated from the city of Tado on the Mono River in the 1100s-1200s to found the Aja-Tado kingdom, giving rise through later splits to the Allada, Dahomey, and Porto-Novo kingdoms and sharing origin with the Ewe and Fon. They mostly adhere to Animism and Aja (Benin) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Togo
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Aja (Benin) (ajg)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 287,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014304
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Pray for the Adja of Togo

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Aja (Benin)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Aja (Benin) Speakers

Media Resources in Aja (Benin):

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Aja (Benin):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Aja (Benin) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Adja are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Adja:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Adja of Togo

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Aja Across Countries (ROP3 - 100074) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
AdjaPG014304AdjaTogo287,000No Longer UnreachedAja (Benin)Animism
AdjaPG043728AdjaBenin652,000No Longer UnreachedAja (Benin)Ethnoreligion

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