Almost all of the 11,000 members of the Halleer community live in rural parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. They were once hunters and gatherers, but now most of them are musicians who play at social functions like weddings. They are also engaged with many forms of farm work. During lean times they do basket weaving and honey gathering. In two separate Hindu temples in Maharashtra some of their women have become Devadasis, or Hindu temple prostitutes.
This Hindu community has not been exposed to the gospel. They do not have their own language. Instead they use the main language of whatever state they live in; Marathi in Maharashtra, and Kannada in Karnataka. Both languages have many Christian materials including New Testaments and the JESUS Film.
* Scripture Prayers for the Halleer in India.
Pray for evangelistic materials to find their way into every Halleer home.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
People Name General | Halleer |
People Name in Country | Halleer |
Population this Country | 5,200 |
Population all Countries | 5,200 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Bajantri; Sahanai; हाल्लीर |
People ID | 16934 |
ROP3 Code | 112236 |
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 | 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) |
Total States | 6 |
Karnataka 4,100 | |
Goa 800 | |
Maharashtra 100 | |
Gujarat 100 | |
Rajasthan 50 | |
Tamil Nadu 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Konkani, Goan (2,300 speakers) | |||
Language Code | gom Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 4 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Konkani, Goan (2,300 speakers) |
Language Code | gom Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 4 |
Secondary Languages | |
Kannada 1,900 | |
Marathi 200 | |
Gujarati 70 | |
People Groups | Speaking Konkani, Goan |
Primary Language: Konkani, Goan
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1821-1966) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1999) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2006) |
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 | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Konkani, Goan |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
General | Gospel resources links |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Konkani, Goan |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
2.96 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
96.24 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.80 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |