Ik in Uganda


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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

The Ik live in the Karamoja region in the northeastern corner of Uganda in East Africa. This people group has maintained its separate cultural identity and unique language. The primary economic activity of the Ik is farming. They mainly grow millet, maize and tobacco. But in spite of the dominant role played by agriculture in the traditional economy, hunting and gathering are also important economic activities. They also trap white ants and collect honey.

The Ik are divided into twelve exogamous patriclans. The order reflects the relative size of the clans. The men are divided in age groups. The most important social and religious event in the annual cycle is "itówé-és" (the "blessing the seeds" ceremony) that lasts three days in late December/early January and marks the beginning of the agricultural year. The second most important Ik ceremony is called "dzíber-ika mes" (the beer of the axes). Like "itówé-és", "dzíber-ika mes" is also related to farming (November or December), to bless the agricultural tools with beer. Of almost equal importance is "múnúm-és" (opening the harvest), which is celebrated around August. In the 1950s Catholic missionaries were reaching out to the Ik and baptizing. Most Ik belong to the Catholic Church but the priest visits the Ik only once a year. The Ik do not have the Bible in their language and do not have much knowledge of the Bible.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Ik
People Name in Country Ik
Alternate Names Ngulak; Teuso
Population this Country 13,000
Population all Countries 15,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 15453
ROP3 Code 109982
ROP25 Code 308092
ROP25 Name Teuso (Ik)
Country Uganda
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Kaabong district: Dodoth county, Kamion subcounty.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Uganda
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Kaabong district: Dodoth county, Kamion subcounty..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.90 %)
85.00 %
Ethnic Religions
15.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Ik (13,000 speakers)
Language Code ikx   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Ik (13,000 speakers)
Language Code ikx   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Ik

Primary Language:  Ik

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2014)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Photo Source Rod Waddington - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Map Source Bernard Heine  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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