Tomo Kan Dogon in Mali


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Introduction / History

The Dogons live in a dry remote savannah area in Mali, spilling over into Burkina Faso. About 20 different languages are spoken in different communities. Unless they learn the language spoken by a neighbor they would not understand each other even though they all identify themselves ethnically as Dogon. The Tomo are one of these.

Dogon 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 raiders. Isolated and distrustful of outsiders, they grew into a scattering of micro-communities, eventually each with a different language.

The Tomo live southwest of the Bandiagara Escarpment and should not be confused with the Tombo who live on the plateau. They are the largest of the Dogon peoples by population. Along with other West African peoples, they are expert weavers in beautiful colors and designs cotton, silk or fibers extracted from bombax fruits. Woven blankets have been found dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries AD.


What Are Their Beliefs?

For centuries, the 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 or become Christians. The Église Chrétienne Evangélique church as well as the Roman Catholic church have each roughly between 20,000 and 25,000 members (children included).


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Scripture Prayers for the Dogon, Tomo Kan in Mali.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Dogon, Tomo Kan Kan
People Name in Country Dogon, Tomo Kan
Natural Name Tomo Kan Dogon
Alternate Names Bangeri; Dowoy; Duleri; Habbe; Habe; Jamsay; Nanga; Oru; Toroso; Yanda
Population this Country 301,000
Population all Countries 355,000
Total Countries 3
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11586
ROP3 Code 115028
ROP25 Code 302136
ROP25 Name Dogon
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: Bankass circle far southwest; Ségou region: Tominian circle.   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: Bankass circle far southwest; Ségou region: Tominian circle..   Source:  Ethnologue 2018
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 3.60 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
60.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
20.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Dogon, Tomo Kan (301,000 speakers)
Language Code dtm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Dogon, Tomo Kan (301,000 speakers)
Language Code dtm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Dogon, Tomo Kan

Primary Language:  Dogon, Tomo Kan

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2019)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Dogon, Tomo Kan Jesus Film Project
General Four Spiritual Laws Campus Crusade for Christ
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Photo Source Wild West Africa Connection 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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