Dahalo in Kenya

The Dahalo have only been reported in Kenya
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Introduction

The Bushmen, often referred to as San or Khoisan, are the remnants of Africa's oldest cultural group. The Dahalo are one of the Bushmen groups. Bushmen are small in stature generally with light yellowish skin which wrinkles very early in life. Their social structure is not tribal because they have no paramount leader. Decisions are made by discussion and consensus. Bushmen believe in a mythical being, part trickster, part creator who is capable of great good but also of playing tricks on people. Most Bushmen believe that upon death the soul goes back to the great god's house in the sky. Dead people can, however, still influence the living and, when a shaman or witchdoctor dies, the people are very concerned lest his spirit become a danger to the living.


Ministry Obstacles

There is a lack of Christian resources available in the language of the Dahalo people. Pray for the soon creation and distribution of resources.


Outreach Ideas

Christians need to become genuinely concerned for the downtrodden Bushmen, finding ways to assist them materially and physically.


Prayer Focus

There are indications there may be a few followers of Christ among the Dahalo. Pray they will be more than nominal Christians, but will be strongly anchored in Christ and will be faithful disciples. Bushmen groups have faced discrimination, eviction from their ancestral lands, oppression, and murder, amounting to a massive though unrecognized genocide. Pray for justice for these people, including land rights.


Scripture Prayers for the Dahalo in Kenya.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Dahalo
People Name in Country Dahalo
Alternate Names Sanye; Waboni
Population this Country 3,100
Population all Countries 3,100
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11471
ROP3 Code 102376
ROP25 Code 301893
ROP25 Name Dahalo
Country Kenya
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Lamu and Tana River counties: near Tana river mouth.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Kenya
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Lamu and Tana River counties: near Tana river mouth..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 6.60 %)
7.00 %
Ethnic Religions
93.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Dahalo
Language Code dal   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Swahili
Primary Language Dahalo
Language Code dal   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Swahili
People Groups Speaking Dahalo

Primary Language:  Dahalo

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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