The Ahom live in India and are descendants of Tai people who came to live in the Brahmaputra Valley in the early thirteenth century. They were in power for about six hundred years. Most live in Assam and speak Assamese. Some live in the Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh.
The custom regarding the Ahom with their dead is to not burn them but keep them in a box. They have inter-married, some with the Tibeto Burmans who gave them the name of Ahom.
Most of the Ahom are Hindus but some are Buddhists. There are a few who follow Christianity. Some follow their old Furalung religion. There are three priestly clans among them. They worship ancestors who they believe will keep them safe. They believe that when dead, a person goes to heaven and becomes a god and they then worship them.
* Scripture Prayers for the Ahom in India.
Pray that God will give the Ahom dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Pray the Indian Christians will show them that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahom_people
Profile Source: Anonymous |
Global Prayer Digest: 2010-08-27 |
People Name General | Ahom |
People Name in Country | Ahom |
Population this Country | 1,573,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,573,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 31 |
Alternate Names | आहों |
People ID | 16189 |
ROP3 Code | 111294 |
Country | India | ||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||||||||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||||||||
Total States on file | 10 | ||||||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 10 |
Assam 1,450,000 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 99,000 | |
Meghalaya 9,100 | |
Manipur 6,400 | |
Nagaland 6,300 | |
West Bengal 1,300 | |
Punjab 80 | |
Maharashtra 80 | |
Himachal Pradesh 20 | |
Madhya Pradesh 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Assamese (1,318,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Assamese (1,318,000 speakers) |
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 6 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bengali 31,000 | |
Meitei 2,000 | |
Naga, Tangshang: Tangsa 1,800 | |
Adi 1,500 | |
Hindi 800 | |
People Groups | Speaking Assamese |
Primary Language: Assamese
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1822-1974) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1833-1995) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Assamese |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Path of Light |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel resources links |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Assamese |
Text / Printed Matter | Children and youth resources |
Text / Printed Matter | Christ for the Nations |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Assamese |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.61 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
4.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
95.38 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.01 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Sairg -Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |