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The Kotokoli are primarily farmers, and their main crops are sorghum or yam. They also keep cattle, goats, donkeys, chickens and sheep. Cattle are used mainly for sacrifice and dowry; the Kotokoli do not even milk their own cattle. They do drink the milk, but employ the Fulani to do the milking as well as tending their cattle.
Written Apr 8, 2007
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The name Kotokoli comes from koto kolim which means to give and take back again, and refers to their reputation for a somewhat underhand trade dealings. Their proper term temba comes from the fact that they speak the tem language. There are about 200,000 Kotokoli in Togo, mostly around the area of Sokode. The village of Djendi which we visited, was way out in the countryside.
Written Apr 8, 2007
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The Kotokoli mostly live in villages like these, with round or square houses made from mud walls and thatched cone-shaped roofs. The floors inside the huts are made of dirt. All the huts are clustered together around a courtyard and usually surrounded by a high mud wall to ensure privacy so that no-one can overlook the compound.
As usual, we had to approach the chief to gain entry to the village compound. The chief is usually selected from a lineage (the oldest) and his responsibility includes social harmony amongst his people and good relationships with other, local tribes.
Written Apr 8, 2007
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The Kotokoli mostly live in villages like these, with round or square houses made from mud walls and thatched cone-shaped roofs. The floors inside the huts are...
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Djandje, Djendi, Djinde, Djende...whatever!
It was a long way to Djendi village and we all found the journey rather tiring. Turning off the main highway between Kara and Sokode, we seemed to be bouncing along a very bumpy track for an eternity...
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