Indians who are more financially well off come to Switzerland when they travel to Europe as "Bollywood" has made films here. Immigrants also have come to Switzerland from South Asia and it has one of the largest percentages of Indians and Pakistanis in Europe. The number of Tamils is yet larger.
The first to come to Switzerland were students and people wanting self-government in their countries. Most of the South Asians range from the 20 to about 40 years old. There is an increase in children below fourteen years old. The largest community is from Sri Lanka who are mainly Tamil Hindus.
The first group of Tamils came to Switzerland from 1983 to 1989 as the Sri Lankan civil war began. They have permanent residence and are not depending on state benefits any more. The larger group that came secondly, after 1989, have not been able to integrate as well financially as the first group and they do not have permanent residence.
It is said there are a few reasons that have caused Switzerland to be a main country for Tamils. Tamils have been known to migrate through the years. There were Tamil students in Europe who helped the new immigrants. Larger migration began with families paying travelling expenses for their oldest sons. When they got work in Switzerland they earned a lot more than in Sri Lanka and so helped their families too. Transnational networks began, used by families and friends later. Sri Lankan and European based agents helped them also. Switzerland offered them work permits and social help and this encouraged more migration to the country. Since then Switzerland is trying to have less Tamils.
* Scripture Prayers for the South Asian, general in Switzerland.
Pray that the uncertainty of permanent residence could bring Tamils to look for God and to bring them to Jesus Christ.
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Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | South Asian, general |
People Name in Country | South Asian, general |
Natural Name | South Asian |
Pronunciation |
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Population this Country | 76,000 |
Population all Countries | 12,257,000 |
Total Countries | 59 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
Alternate Names | |
People ID | 19211 |
ROP3 Code | 115527 |
Country | Switzerland | ||
Region | Europe, Western | ||
Continent | Europe | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Switzerland |
Region | Europe, Western |
Continent | Europe |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Sinhala | |||
Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 4 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Sinhala |
Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 4 |
Secondary Languages | |
German, Swiss | |
Hindi | |
Urdu | |
People Groups | Speaking Sinhala |
Primary Language: Sinhala
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1739-1966) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1776-1991) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1823-2009) |
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 |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sinhala |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Gospel resources links |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Sinhala |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Sinhala |
Text / Printed Matter | Tools for faith conversations |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
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Buddhism |
65.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 1.50 %) |
5.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
25.00 %
|
Islam |
5.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
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Anglican |
0.0 %
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Independent |
0.0 %
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Orthodox |
0.0 %
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Other Christian |
0.0 %
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Protestant |
30.0 %
|
Roman Catholic |
70.0 %
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Photo Source | pxhere Creative Commons |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |