Kachari is a generic term for a number of ethnic groups that live in the northeastern states of Assam and Nagaland, India. They are also called Dimasa. Dimasa means 'children of the big river' referring to the Brahmaputra River. Most likely they reached the Brahmaputra Valley via Tibet and settled in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas.
Most live in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India. Others live in the Indian state of Nagaland. Some have made the short migration to nearby Bhutan.
They are well off financially. Some do cane and bamboo crafts or make textiles. Cultivation is their main work.
Music and dance are important to the Kachari Dimasa. They celebrate many festivals. They cremate their dead by the side of a river or stream. They build their houses on hill slopes near a river. The Kachari Dimasa speak Dimasa, and some speak Assamese as well.
The Kachari are a religious people who blend Hinduism with their traditional religion. They worship a number of deities including Siva Deo, Rajo, Naikhu, and their supreme god, Shibrai.
People who are financially well off usually need to understand that they have spiritual needs that can only be met by Jesus Christ.
Pray for spiritual hunger among the Kachari people in India and Bhutan.
Pray for believers to go to them as ambassadors for the king of kings.
Pray that soon there will be a disciple making movement among this people group that will spread to all their communities.
Scripture Prayers for the Kachari Sonwal in Bhutan.
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17130/IN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimasa_people
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Kachari Sonwal |
People Name in Country | Kachari Sonwal |
Natural Name | Sonwal Kachari |
Alternate Names | Bodo Kacari; Boro; Sadial; Sonowal; Sonwal; कचारी |
Population this Country | 1,100 |
Population all Countries | 332,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17296 |
ROP3 Code | 112674 |
ROP25 Code | 303448 |
ROP25 Name | Kachari |
Country | Bhutan | |||
Region | Asia, South | |||
Continent | Asia | |||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||
Persecution Rank | 40 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
Total States on file | 2 | |||
Largest States |
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Country | Bhutan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 40 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 2 |
Eastern 1,100 | |
Southern 70 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
66.67 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
33.33 %
|
* From latest Bhutan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Assamese | |||
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Assamese |
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Boro | |
People Groups | Speaking Assamese |
Primary Language: Assamese
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1822-1974) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1833-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
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World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Manuj98 - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |