Nawdm in Togo


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Nawdba, according to their oral history, had settled in Niamtougou of northeast Togo long before the German colonial period (1890-1914). Since then, Nawdba have migrated to central and southern Togo to farm in the cocoa plantations of Ghana and to seek other forms of employment in Côte d 'Ivoire. Presently, most Nawdba are in Niamtougou, also known as the home area, and the rest of the population is spread out over other areas of Togo, Ghana, and Côte d 'Ivoire.

The Nawdba are subsistence farmers and also raise livestock. Their cash crops are peanuts, palm nuts and palm oil, manioc, and cotton. Some Nawdba work as masons, carpenters, tailors, blacksmiths, cooks and civil workers. Some of the women have cooperatives making soap. Young men work in the fields or weave baskets and hats. Girls make donuts to sell in the market, care for children and also make and sell millet beer. There are some schools in the area. The language of instruction is Nawdba and French while all the textbooks are in French. There is a high dropout rate from school. Nawdba have a strong sense of belonging to their individual group, be it their clan, quartier or village. Each dialect group considers itself superior to the other. They celebrate carnival in February with costumes and traditional dances, and observe rituals for the whole village to ensure good crops.

The Evangelical Churches of West Africa first introduced Christianity to the group in 1937. In 1940 the Catholics came and in the 1980s the Assemblies of God Church began working in the Nawdm area.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Nawdm
People Name in Country Nawdm
Alternate Names Loso; Losso; Naoudem
Population this Country 207,000
Population all Countries 216,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 13112
ROP3 Code 105867
Country Togo
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Kara region: Bassar and Doufelgou prefectures, Niamtougou area; Centrale and Plateaux regions: Sotouboua, Amou, Wawa, Tchamba, Est-Mono, and Haho prefectures; significant presence in Lomé.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Togo
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Kara region: Bassar and Doufelgou prefectures, Niamtougou area; Centrale and Plateaux regions: Sotouboua, Amou, Wawa, Tchamba, Est-Mono, and Haho prefectures; significant presence in Lomé..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 7.00 %)
30.00 %
Ethnic Religions
70.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Nawdm (207,000 speakers)
Language Code nmz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Nawdm (207,000 speakers)
Language Code nmz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Nawdm
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Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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