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The Dompago of Togo

The Dompago of Togo, numbering approximately 25,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Gur-speaking farming people, also called Yoa-Lokpa, settled around Kemerida in Benin's Atakora Province with related communities across the border in Togo, their Lukpa language still in stable everyday use despite no formal place in schooling. They mostly adhere to Animism and Lukpa 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: Togo
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Lukpa (dop)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 25,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014340
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Pray for the Dompago of Togo

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lukpa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lukpa Speakers

Media Resources in Lukpa:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Lukpa:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2001 Bible Society of Benin ✓ ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lukpa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dompago 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 Dompago:
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 Dompago of Togo

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Dompago PG014340 Dompago Togo 25,500 No Longer Unreached Lukpa Animism
Dompago PG012336 Dompago Benin 127,000 Unengaged and Unreached Kabiyè Animism

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