Cherumar Christians in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 1
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Kanna Pulayan | 24,000 |
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Scripture Prayers for the Cherumar Christian in India.
| People Name General | Cherumar Christian |
| People Name in Country | Cherumar Christian |
| Natural Name | Cherumar Christians |
| Population this Country | 462,000 |
| Population all Countries | 462,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Cheramar; चेरुमर क्रिस्चियन |
| People ID | 20919 |
| ROP3 Code | 117611 |
| 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 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 |
| Kerala 371,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 82,000 | |
| Karnataka 7,400 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 600 | |
| Maharashtra 500 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Goa 200 | |
| Telangana 100 | |
| Gujarat 100 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 100 | |
| Chandigarh 20 | |
| Puducherry 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Malayalam (364,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Malayalam (364,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | mal Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Tamil 90,000 | |
| Tulu 3,900 | |
| English 1,800 | |
| Kannada 100 | |
| Konkani, Goan 10 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Malayalam |
Primary Language: Malayalam
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1968) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1829-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1841-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malayalam |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
100.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.00 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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