Mala (Christian traditions) in India
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- Introduction / History
- Where are they located?
- What are their lives like?
- What are their beliefs?
- What are their needs?
- Prayer Items
Scripture Prayers for the Mala (Christian traditions) in India.
| People Name General | Mala (Christian traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Mala (Christian traditions) |
| Population this Country | 445,000 |
| Population all Countries | 445,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Adi-Andhra; Parayan; माला (क्रिस्चियन ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| People ID | 16627 |
| ROP3 Code | 111836 |
| 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 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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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 | 16 |
| Andhra Pradesh 288,000 | |
| Telangana 125,000 | |
| Karnataka 14,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 7,800 | |
| Maharashtra 3,400 | |
| Chhattisgarh 3,400 | |
| Odisha 700 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 600 | |
| Puducherry 400 | |
| West Bengal 300 | |
| Delhi 300 | |
| Gujarat 200 | |
| Jharkhand 200 | |
| Kerala 90 | |
| Assam 30 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Telugu (435,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 4 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Telugu (435,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 4 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| English 3,700 | |
| Kannada 3,500 | |
| Konkani 10 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Telugu |
Primary Language: Telugu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1966) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1989) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1854-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| 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 stories in Telugu |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Telugu |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Film / Video | The Story |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file from FCBH |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
100.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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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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