Kola means bamboo or stick. The Kolowar are a scheduled tribe that speaks Kolami. Scheduled tribes have low status in Hindu India. Though most live in eastern Maharashtra, some of the Kolowar live in Telangana and other nearby states. The Kolowar people mostly work in cultivation and as day laborers. The women help with agriculture. The Kolowar people make baskets and bamboo products. They are monogamous, meaning that marriage is between one man and one woman. Normally a son takes over as the family head after the father dies, but the Kolowar are starting to change this by allowing the mother to take over as leader. Unlike most Hindu communities they bury their dead. They have a community council to look after their interests. They prefer herbal medicine over modern medicine. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be presented in oral forms.
There are very few Christ followers among this scheduled tribe. Tribal peoples are usually open to the gospel. Therefore, it’s clear there are strong spiritual impediments to the gospel. However, the JESUS Film and gospel recordings exist in the Kolowars’ Northwestern Kolami language.
Pray for the Kolowar to know that though lowly in their society, they can be children of the King. Pray that the community council leaders would come to Jesus Christ and lead their people into a movement to Christ. Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film would be used by the Lord to begin home-based fellowships. Pray for Kolowar disciples to make more disciples.
Scripture Prayers for the Kolowar in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Kolowar |
People Name in Country | Kolowar |
Alternate Names | Kolam; Kolavar; Kolawar; Mannewar; Pujari; कोलोवर |
Population this Country | 275,000 |
Population all Countries | 275,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 6 |
People ID | 17240 |
ROP3 Code | 112608 |
ROP25 Code | 304129 |
ROP25 Name | Kolam (ST) |
Country | India | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 6 |
Maharashtra 220,000 | |
Telangana 54,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 700 | |
Madhya Pradesh 600 | |
Andhra Pradesh 100 | |
Goa 60 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.08 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.07 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.05 %
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Islam |
0.23 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.03 %
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Unknown |
0.55 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (157,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (157,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 31 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Marathi 50,000 | |
Telugu 28,000 | |
Hindi 5,800 | |
Kolami, Southeastern 1,300 | |
Bhili 800 | |
Gondi, Adilabad 600 | |
Chhattisgarhi 400 | |
Kannada 400 | |
Gondi, Northern 300 | |
Halbi 200 | |
English 100 | |
Korwa 100 | |
Gondi, Aheri 100 | |
Khandesi 70 | |
Koya 60 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kolami, Northwestern |
Primary Language: Kolami, Northwestern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2005-2006) |
Bible-Complete | No |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | 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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kolami, Northwestern | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Photo Source | Tekam Tulsiram - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |