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The Kambole of Togo

The Kambole of Togo, numbering approximately 73,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Yoruboid community of northern Togo tracing its founding to a 14th-15th-century Ife hunter, Ode Amon, who migrated from Nigeria, keeping close linguistic ties to the Nago-Yoruba peoples despite living among the region's Gur-speaking majority. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Northern Nago is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Togo
People Cluster: Yoruba
Primary Language(s): Northern Nago (xkb)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 73,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014374
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Pray for the Kambole of Togo

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Nago
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nago, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Nago:

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Bible Resources in Northern Nago:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kambole 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 Kambole:
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 Kambole of Togo

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Kambole Across Countries (ROP3 - 104526) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KambolePG014374KamboleTogo73,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern NagoFolk Islam

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