Ambalavasi in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
The Ambalavasi are the fifth largest people group in Sri Lanka. They also live in India.
In India the Ambalavasi live in Kerala and have several Hindu castes. They work in the temples and with forms of art. Ambal means temple and vasi means inmate.
They have two groups, one who wears the thread and one who do not. Hinduism is their religion. They speak in Malayalam.
Some of the Ambalavasi castes are the Chakyar, Pushpakas, Muthatu, Pisharody and the Varyar. They are Brahmins.
* Scripture Prayers for the Ambalavasi in India.
* Pray against pride getting in the way of the Ambalavasi Brahmins receiving Jesus Christ.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
http://ambalavasi-pisharody.blogspot.co.uk/
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Ambalavasi |
| People Name in Country | Ambalavasi |
| World Population | 167,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
| Alternate Names | Adikal; Ahambadian; Ambalagar; Ambalakar; Ambalakaram; Ambalakarar; Ambalakarma; Cholanaickan; Kambalattan; Madi; Maravan; Muthurasa; Naidu; Naiker; Poduval; Sembanattu; Serviar; Terkittiyar; Thottia Naicks; Thottia Nayak; Thottiyan; Valayargal; Vallambar; अंबालवासी |
| People ID | 16207 |
| ROP3 Code | 111316 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Ambalavasi |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Ambalavasi |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 42 (only 15 largest shown) |
| Vallambar 6,400 | |
| Pisharodi 5,600 | |
| Nambiyassan 4,500 | |
| Poduval 4,400 | |
| Variyan 4,000 | |
| Maravan 3,000 | |
| Pushpakan 2,600 | |
| Adikal 2,000 | |
| Daivampali 2,000 | |
| Nambidi 2,000 |
| 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) | ||||||
| Location in Country | Tamil Nadu Source: Joshua Project | ||||||
| Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
| 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) |
| Location in Country | Tamil Nadu. Source: Joshua Project |
| Total States | 6 |
| Kerala 80,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 61,000 | |
| Karnataka 8,300 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 500 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Maharashtra 30 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Malayalam (79,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 4 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Malayalam (79,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 4 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Tamil 68,000 | |
| Telugu 3,100 | |
| Tulu 1,000 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Malayalam |
Primary Language: Malayalam
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1968) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1829-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1841-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malayalam |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible Gateway Scripture |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.32 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
99.68 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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