Ntrubo in Ghana


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

Delo is the language of the Ntrubo people. They are located in a group of villages in the southeast corner of Nkwanta district, Volta Region, east and northeast of Dambai and reaching over into Togo. The chief town of the area is Brewaniase, and the area covers about two-hundred square kilometers. The people farm crops of cassava, maize, cocoyam and plantain. They live in compounds that are built about twenty meters apart. They often migrate to towns such as Hohoe, Accra, and Kumasi in search of jobs and further education.

The Ntrubo are said to come from Atakpame in Togo, but they do not know the date of their migration. They have cultural as well as linguistic affinities with the Achode and the Adele.

Christianity was first introduced in the 1950s with the post war spread of mission schools. Most people with any elementary education would say that they are Roman Catholics or Evangelical Presbyterians. The Pentecostal and Charismatic churches entered the area in the 1960s and 70s respectively. Sadly many church members still continue to practice the traditional religion. Farmers find church going a waste of time, and many are also put off by the insistence on monogamy.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Ntrubo
People Name in Country Ntrubo
Alternate Names Dilose; Ntribu
Population this Country 19,000
Population all Countries 29,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14051
ROP3 Code 107488
ROP25 Code 306177
ROP25 Name Ntrubo
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: Pampawie area, Togo border. East central.   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: Pampawie area, Togo border. East central..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 18.00 %)
90.00 %
Ethnic Religions
6.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
4.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Delo (19,000 speakers)
Language Code ntr   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Ntrubo
Dialect Code 3011   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Delo (19,000 speakers)
Language Code ntr   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Ntrubo
Dialect Code 3011   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Delo
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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