Vagla in Ghana

The Vagla have only been reported in Ghana
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Introduction / History

The Vagla people live in an area of about 800 square miles. The area is a crescent shaped chain of villages on the road linking Dabori, Tuna (the chief town), Swala, and Grup, in Bole district. Birifors and Ginjas share the villages with the Vagla people. The Vagla are farmers who live in compounds in villages. The compounds are joined together so the Vagla village appears to be a single construction. They raise yams, guinea corn, beans, groundnuts, okra, pepper and pumpkins. Often young men and women migrate in search of cash incomes, usually to Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

The people separated from the Sisaala over a quarrel about a fetish ceremony. They left the Sisaala region and most have settled in this Vagla region. This is thought to have occurred in the 1600s so the Vagla have been in their present homeland for over 3 centuries. Islam is quite strong in surrounding areas and was introduced to the Vagla before 1900. However Islam faces resistance because it is the religion of the dominant tribes in the area, the Gonjas. Christianity was introduced in 1942 and since then churches have been planted in the area.


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Scripture Prayers for the Vagla in Ghana.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Vagla
People Name in Country Vagla
Alternate Names Paxala; Vagala
Population this Country 19,000
Population all Countries 19,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 15761
ROP3 Code 110480
ROP25 Code 308528
ROP25 Name Vagala (Vagla)
Country Ghana
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Northern region: Damongo district, near Sawla. West 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 Northern region: Damongo district, near Sawla. West central..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 12.00 %)
40.00 %
Ethnic Religions
55.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
5.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Vagla (19,000 speakers)
Language Code vag   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Vagla (19,000 speakers)
Language Code vag   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Vagla

Primary Language:  Vagla

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1969-2003)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1977-2009)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2017)
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