People group profile · PG043072
The Batammariba of Benin
The Batammariba of Benin, numbering about 278,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West African ethnolinguistic group in Benin and Togo, known for their distinctive fortified mud tower houses (tata/takienta), their Gur language (Ditammari), and a culture rooted in close spiritual ties to the land and ancestral traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Ditammari.
Fast facts
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 278,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Gur
- Primary language
- Ditammari (tbz)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Otommari, Otamari, Ditammari
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Batammariba are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Batammariba
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
80% adherents
Primary language
Ditammari · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ditammari
Gospel resources in Ditammari
- Bible available, published 2002
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2001 Bible Society of Benin · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Batammariba
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Batammariba in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109395) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batammariba | Togo | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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