Ampari Dogon in Mali

The Ampari Dogon have only been reported in Mali
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Introduction / History

The Dogon live in a dry remote savannah area in the mid-section of Mali, stretching into Burkina Faso. Their territory includes a rocky plateau in the West and a sandy plain in the east, separated by a 400-700-meter-high sheer cliff. The Dogon built their first villages in caves in this cliff, safe from the slave raids of the Fulani nomads who roamed the area. Isolated and distrustful of outsiders, they grew into a scattering of micro-communities, eventually each with a different language.
The gospel has penetrated many of the Dogon subgroups, including the Ampari. However, this group is mostly Muslim.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Life in the bare rocky cliffs is harsh. In many cases soil for gardens was brought in from the plains below, and pigeon dung collected from the cliff face was used as fertilizer. Since the Fulani have been subdued (since colonial times), the Ampari Dogon have spread out from the cliff onto the plateau (where onions have been introduced as a cash crop) and into the plain (where they grow millet.) They also grow rice, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables and raise livestock.


What Are Their Beliefs?

For centuries, the Ampari Dogon have resisted Islam. But as society modernizes, they are increasingly deciding that animistic religion is no longer adequate and grudgingly accept Islam, for lack of an alternative. In the few villages where Christianity has been lived out by missionaries, or locals who have become Christians elsewhere, one can indeed see the growth of the Christian faith. For example, in the village of Kani-Gogouna, each week the church community is larger than the week before, and Christians are considering building a bigger church, whereas the mosque is emptying at the same rate.


What Are Their Needs?

The Ampari Dogon people need a consistent source of drinkable water. As it stands, their water sources can potentially cause disease.


Prayer Points

Pray for Ampari Dogon people to have open hearts to the only savior.
Pray for their elders to have dreams and visions of Jesus Christ, leading to family-based fellowships.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to the Ampari Dogon people.


Scripture Prayers for the Dogon, Ampari in Mali.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Dogon, Ampari
People Name in Country Dogon, Ampari
Natural Name Ampari Dogon
Alternate Names
Population this Country 12,000
Population all Countries 12,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 20533
ROP3 Code 116345
Country Mali
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 14  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Mopti region: Bandiagara circle, Pignari commune, 16 villages.   Source:  Ethnologue 2018
Country Mali
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 14  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Mopti region: Bandiagara circle, Pignari commune, 16 villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2018
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
4.00 %
Ethnic Religions
25.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
71.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Dogon, Ampari (12,000 speakers)
Language Code aqd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Dogon, Ampari (12,000 speakers)
Language Code aqd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Dogon, Ampari

Primary Language:  Dogon, Ampari

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source Ferdinand Reus - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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