The Kamis are Nepalis resident in West Bengal, India. They are a rural people known for metal working. They are divided into two groups: black smiths and gold, silver, and copper smiths. They supplement smithing with agricultural work. About a third are literate in Nepali. Many are bilingual, also speaking Hindi. The Kamis are also found in southern Sikkim, mostly in rural areas. In those areas, they engage in agriculture. Others serve as curers, who favor traditional medicines over the use of modern medicine.
As a rule, Kamis are Hindus. They worship different Hindu deities, and they go on pilgrimage to Hindu sacred sites in Darjeeling, a region of West Bengal. Some have converted to Buddhism, and other religions, as well as Christianity, probably to be free of discrimination.
Pray for the Christian Kamis to be more forthright in sharing their faith.
Pray for more openness to modern medicine and that such openness will lead to increased contacts with Christian physicians and health care providers.
Pray for increased literacy and access to Scripture in their languages; and for The JESUS Film to be shown in their communities.
Pray for churches to adopt the Kamis.
Pray that they forsake idolatry and for Satan's grip on them to fail.
Scripture Prayers for the Kami in India.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2008-09-30 |
People Name General | Kami |
People Name in Country | Kami |
Population this Country | 109,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,535,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | Biswakarma; Lohar; Sunar; Viswakarma; कमी |
People ID | 17069 |
ROP3 Code | 112407 |
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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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||||||||
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 |
West Bengal 62,000 | |
Assam 24,000 | |
Sikkim 18,000 | |
Uttarakhand 2,700 | |
Delhi 1,300 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 1,100 | |
Uttar Pradesh 400 | |
Manipur 300 | |
Madhya Pradesh 200 | |
Meghalaya 100 | |
Maharashtra 80 | |
Himachal Pradesh 80 | |
Jharkhand 70 | |
Chandigarh 30 | |
Punjab 30 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Nepali (95,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | npi Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Nepali (95,000 speakers) |
Language Code | npi Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Byangsi 500 | |
Darmiya 400 | |
Hindi 300 | |
Bengali 200 | |
Chaudangsi 200 | |
Rawat 200 | |
Lepcha 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Nepali |
Primary Language: Nepali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1850-1961) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1821-2010) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1914-2012) |
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 New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Following Jesus video |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Nepali |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | New Way (Naya Goreto) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Gospel resources links |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Comic Book Version |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Nepali |
Text / Printed Matter | Children and youth resources |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
2.15 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
2.39 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
95.45 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source |
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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 |