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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

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

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

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
AdjaPG014304AdjaTogo287,000No Longer UnreachedAja (Benin)Animism
AdjaPG043728AdjaBenin652,000No Longer UnreachedAja (Benin)Ethnoreligion

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