Adjoukrou people

The Adjoukrou people, also known as the Adyukru, Adioukrou, Adyoukrou, Ajukru, and the Bubari are an ethnic group and tribe of the Ivory Coast indigenous to the Dabou area of the Grands-Ponts region of the country's Lagunes District.

Adjoukrou

Tribal Map of Africa including the Adjoukrou.
Total population
141,000
Regions with significant populations
Ivory Coast[1]
Languages
Adjoukrou[1]
Religion
ethnic religions, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Abidjis, Abures, Atties, Avikams, Esumas and the Ewes

Demographics

The Adjoukrou people are considered a Sub-Saharan Peoples associated most closely with the Guinean people cluster of Central African ethnic groups. The Adjoukrou affiliate with the Lagoon culture group present in their region of the Ivory Coast.

According to Ethnologue, the Adjoukrou population numbered at around 100,000 in 1999.[1] Current population levels are placed at 141,000 people with no indication that the Adjoukrou are significantly present outside of Ivory Coast.

Literacy rates among the Adjoukrou are estimated at between 25% to 60%.[1]

Language
Main article: Adjukru language

The Adjukru language, belongs to the Kwa languages group of languages.[2]

Religion

The religious breakdown of the tribe is mainly Christian with a majority of 90% of Adjoukrou adhering to Christian of any type and 10% believing in indigenous ethnic religions of any type. The Christian population is broken down as follows with the majority of around 60% belonging to independent Christian churches, 30% Protestants of any type and 10% adhering to Catholicism. Around 3% of the Christian population adhere to Evangelicalism of any kind, likely a proportion of the independent Christian churches figure.

See also

References
  1. "Adioukrou". ethnologue.com. SIL International. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "Agneby". ethnologue.com. SIL International. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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