- Ethnic group located in Northern Ghana and Togo
- 450,000 living in Ghana
- Largest tribe: 10,000 Smallest tribe: below 100
- Language: Mampruli
- Ruling tribe in Northern Ghana (Nalerigu); place a great emphasis on Spirit Worship in everyday life and ceremonies.
- Agriculture and animal raising: sheep, goat, and guinea foul are kept by most households
- Men and women both participate in all aspects of farming
- Men aspire to polygnous marriages
- Kola nuts are given to the head of the wife's family by the husband to receive her hand in marriage.
- A woman is allowed to leave a marriage if she is unhappy, however, she is NOT allowed to return to her family.
- The village chief is both a religious and political institution.
- Held responsible for the fertility of the land and people
- Primary Religion: Animism and Folk Islam
- Number of Christians: About 2%
- Adult men, particularly, are hard to reach with the Gospel.
*Info from Go West Africa.org
*Pics Haun and Go West Africa.org
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