Jhare Gond in India
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Current Christian values may substantially differ.
The Gond Jhare are a scheduled tribe of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The term Jhare is related to forest dwellers as they live in forests. They speak Gondi. They are not vegetarians and eat rice.
The Gond Jhare have cousin marriages. Women help with activities such as agriculture and have tattoos.
The Gond Jhare work in cultivation, hunt and gather forest products. They have councils to look after them. Traditional medicines are used by them. They make use of family welfare programs.
The Gond Jhare make baskets and weave mats too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Gond Jhare in India.
* Pray that the council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel materials will lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Gond Jhare |
| People Name in Country | Gond Jhare |
| Natural Name | Jhare Gond |
| World Population | 101,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| Alternate Names | Jena; Jhadi; Jhara; Jhare; Jhareya; Jhora; Naik; Negi; Pethai; Pradhan; Sonjhar; गोंद झारे |
| People ID | 21029 |
| ROP3 Code | 117880 |
| 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 | 4 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 |
| Maharashtra 51,000 | |
| Telangana 26,000 | |
| Odisha 17,000 | |
| Jharkhand 5,500 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (48,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (48,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 15 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Marathi 20,000 | |
| Odia 16,000 | |
| Telugu 7,800 | |
| Hindi 5,600 | |
| Chhattisgarhi 1,000 | |
| Bhatri 900 | |
| Bengali 400 | |
| Munda 200 | |
| Ho 200 | |
| Mundari 100 | |
| Kuvi 80 | |
| Bhojpuri 60 | |
| Santhali 40 | |
| Gondi, Adilabad 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Gondi, Northern |
Primary Language: Gondi, Northern
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1872-1987) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1994-1996) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Freedom From Torment |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Northern |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.05 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.05 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
93.29 %
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| Islam |
0.20 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
6.42 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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