The Bimoba people inhabit an area of about 800 square kilometers covering the eastern part of Tempane-Garu and Nalerigu districts, and a similarly sized area in Togo. The chief town is Bunkpurugu and the main occupation of the people is farming.
According to the Fuzzy, the Mobas migrated south from Feda Ngourma in Burkina Faso towards the end of the 17th century, and then they were driven north by the Mamprusis and Dagombas using Chokosi mercenaries, to the part of the country that they now inhabit. They mingled with Bems and groups of Mamprusis and Konkombas to form the Bimoba people. Bimoba territory was unnaturally divided when the Ghana/Togo border was agreed upon.
Christians and Muslims look upon one another as pagans. Muslims regard Christianity as "the white man's thing"; Christians feel it is useless to witness to a Muslim as it only leads to argument. Some Bimoba people object to Islam on the ground that Muslims make people mad by the use of medicine. The Bimoba elders object to Christianity because it means giving up traditional religion.
* Scripture Prayers for the Bimoba, Moba in Ghana.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
Expanded PDF Profile |
People Name General | Bimoba |
People Name in Country | Bimoba, Moba |
Population this Country | 249,000 |
Population all Countries | 249,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Moab; Moba |
People ID | 10854 |
ROP3 Code | 101453 |
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: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo and Sabobal-Chereponi districts; Upper East region: Garu-Tempane district, south of Kusaal [kus] and north of Konkomba [xon] language areas. 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: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo and Sabobal-Chereponi districts; Upper East region: Garu-Tempane district, south of Kusaal [kus] and north of Konkomba [xon] language areas.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Language | Bimoba (249,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bim Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Bimoba (249,000 speakers) |
Language Code | bim Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Bimoba |
Primary Language: Bimoba
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1971-1973) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1986-2001) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2004-2017) |
Bible-NT Text | 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 |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bimoba |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
General | Gospel resources links |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Bimoba |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 6.00 %) |
20.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
70.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
10.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
0.0 %
|
Independent |
20.0 %
|
Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
Protestant |
70.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
10.0 %
|