Adele in Ghana


Population
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Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

Gidire is the language of the Adele people. They inhabit an area of about 500 square kilometers, in the Northern Volta Region, east of Dambai ferry and adjoining the Togo border. Mostly they farm, with their main crops being yams, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, beans and rice. They also hunt for antelope, deer, bush cow and bush pig. The Adele live in nucleated villages of small compounds. Most houses are rectangular and thatched, with one main courtyard and the kitchen in a separate room.

They claim to have come down from heaven by a chain bringing with them their two gods, Nayo and Efriko. Their first home was a place called Dibenkpa; as their numbers grew, they founded new settlements which have become the Adele towns of the present day.

There are churches in most Adele towns but traditional sacrifices continue alongside the profession of Christian faith. The Roman Catholic Church is appreciated for the clinics and schools it has brought, but at this point the Pentecostal churches, such as the Church of Pentecost and the Christian Assemblies, appear to be growing faster. Islam has come into the area recently and there are three roofed mosques in various towns, but most Muslims are traders from other tribes, not Adeles.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Adele
People Name in Country Adele
Alternate Names Bedire; Bidire; Gadre; Gidere
Population this Country 23,000
Population all Countries 66,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 10156
ROP3 Code 100059
Country Ghana
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Volta region: Nkwanta and Jasikan districts; east central border with Togo; Upper Adele dialect in Togo; Lower Adele in Ghana.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Ghana
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Volta region: Nkwanta and Jasikan districts; east central border with Togo; Upper Adele dialect in Togo; Lower Adele in Ghana..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 6.00 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
76.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
4.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Adele (23,000 speakers)
Language Code ade   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Upper
Dialect Code 4919   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Adele (23,000 speakers)
Language Code ade   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Upper
Dialect Code 4919   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Adele
Photo Source Bill Leonhard 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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