The Wamei or the Konyagi are natives of Guinea who migrated into Senegal and the Gambia to work in the bamboo belt, settling mainly along the major roads from Tamba to Dakar, and from Velingara to Kolda.
They are hard workers and earn better than the average. From May to December they raise millet, fonio, peanuts, rice, mango and keep cattle. They make and sell bamboo mats for use as house walls, roofs and beds. They also make and sell millet and palm wine, and a pure alcohol beverage called "soum soum". Their greatest external resource is the Catholic Church which provides them with jobs, education, training in certain skills such as sewing. 90% of their time is devoted to work and 10% is play. Friday is usually their festival day.
The Wamei social structure is hierarchical where those belonging to an older age group are responsible for teaching and disciplining the group that is below them. Belonging and conforming to the group is very important. They are very proud of their way of life and they hold initiation rites as very important to them, so much so that they were banned by the government for a while. They still perform them now and they are very exclusively for the men only. Some are secret ceremonies that the women should not know about, and the outsider should never hear about. They hold kinship very tightly and even if living apart, a kin has more importance than an outsider.
Education is considered a good thing as it leads to good jobs. The Wamei are more apt to finish high school then the other neighboring ethnic groups. They are very open and are quick to learn, those who are involved in the Catholic Church have a greater appreciation for the need of literacy. They desire to learn French so that they can communicate with their relatives that are far away.
This small group has their own traditional religion.
They have many gospel resources but lack a complete Bible. The Old Testament patriarchs can provide wonderful messages of grace for these agricultural people.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Wamei people teachable and understanding hearts. Pray that a strong movement of the Holy Spirit will bring entire Wamei families into a rich experience of God's blessing. Pray for Wamei families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness, and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross. Pray for teams of believers to do sustained, focused prayer for the Lord to open the hearts of Wamei family leaders to experience God's blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.
Scripture Prayers for the Wamei, Konyagi in Senegal.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Wamei, Konyagi |
People Name in Country | Wamei, Konyagi |
Alternate Names | Boin; Coniagui; Konyagi; Konyagui; Tenda; Tenda Boeni; Wamei; Wamey |
Population this Country | 29,000 |
Population all Countries | 37,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 15846 |
ROP3 Code | 110655 |
ROP25 Code | 304197 |
ROP25 Name | Konyagi |
Country | Senegal | ||
Region | Africa, West and Central | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Kedougou region; a few in Tambacounda region; scattered along Guinea border. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Senegal |
Region | Africa, West and Central |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Kedougou region; a few in Tambacounda region; scattered along Guinea border.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.20 %) |
7.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
75.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
18.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Wamey (29,000 speakers) |
Language Code | cou Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Wamey (29,000 speakers) |
Language Code | cou Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Wamey |
Primary Language: Wamey
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2018) |
Bible-Complete | No |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Wamey | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Android Bible app: Wamey | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Wamey | YouVersion Bibles |
Photo Source | Edward Mendell |
Map Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |