Their name is related to forest dwellers. The Mannewar Gonds are a scheduled tribe of Maharashtra who speak Telugu.
They work mostly as day laborers with some working in agriculture. Women help with providing for their families. They are not vegetarians. The Mannewar Gonds have cousin and uncle-niece marriages. They have a traditional community council to look after them. In the towns and cities they make use of programs that help them economically.
The Mannewar Gonds practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
The Mannewar Gonds need the abundant blessings offered by Jesus Christ so their communities can be transformed socially and spiritually.
Pray that the council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead their community into a movement to Christ. Pray for spiritual hunger that will lead them to the foot of the cross. Pray for workers.
Scripture Prayers for the Gond Mannewar in India.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Gond Mannewar |
People Name in Country | Gond Mannewar |
Natural Name | Mannewar Gond |
Alternate Names | Mana; Mannewar; गोंद माननेवर |
Population this Country | 56,000 |
Population all Countries | 56,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 21031 |
ROP3 Code | 117882 |
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 | 2 | |||
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 | 2 |
Maharashtra 33,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 23,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.11 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.93 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
94.90 %
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Islam |
0.19 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
3.87 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Gondi, Adilabad (17,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | wsg Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 7 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Gondi, Adilabad (17,000 speakers) |
Language Code | wsg Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 7 |
Secondary Languages | |
Gondi, Northern 13,000 | |
Marathi 13,000 | |
Hindi 3,600 | |
Telugu 200 | |
Korwa 90 | |
Bhatri 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Gondi, Adilabad |
Primary Language: Gondi, Adilabad
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2018) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | 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 | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Adilabad | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Gondi, Adilabad | YouVersion Bibles |
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. |