Subgroups: 2
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Bada Maria | 88,000 | |
Chota Maria (Kamaria) | 72,000 |
The Maria are one of the Gond people groups and are a scheduled tribe. They live in the Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh in the hills. They speak Maria.
Cultivation is their main work, and they also collect forest products. They eat rice and meat. Beef is a delicacy for them.
They have several clans. Child marriages are common, often between cousins. Unlike most peoples in this region, they bury their dead. They have a traditional council to look after them.
The Abuj Maria are not keen on education, modern medicine nor family planning.
Though they are officially Hindu, the Maria Gond worship local gods and clan gods more than any of the Hindu deities.
Pray that the council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to him.
Pray for spiritually open hearts that will gravitate to the Lord of lords.
Pray that Indian Christians and gospel materials will become easily available.
Scripture Prayers for the Gond Maria in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Gond Maria |
People Name in Country | Gond Maria |
Natural Name | Maria Gond |
Alternate Names | Abuj Maria; Bada Maria; Bara Mariya; Chota Maria; Chota Mariya; Hill Maria; Maria; गोंद मरीया |
Population this Country | 1,810,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,810,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 36 |
People ID | 21032 |
ROP3 Code | 117053 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - Gond |
People Group | Gond Maria |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Tribal - Gond |
People Group | Gond Maria |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 2 |
Bada Maria 88,000 | |
Chota Maria (Kamaria 72,000 |
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 | 4 | ||||||
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 | 4 |
Chhattisgarh 718,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 513,000 | |
Maharashtra 506,000 | |
Assam 46,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.04 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.91 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
88.51 %
|
Islam |
0.13 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.01 %
|
Unknown |
10.41 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (322,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (322,000 speakers) |
Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 20 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Hindi 289,000 | |
Maria 230,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 210,000 | |
Marathi 166,000 | |
Bhatri 115,000 | |
Halbi 80,000 | |
Gondi, Adilabad 37,000 | |
Maria, Dandami 25,000 | |
Telugu 17,000 | |
Assamese 11,000 | |
Duruwa 5,900 | |
Odia 4,100 | |
Desiya 1,000 | |
Gujarati 500 | |
Bagheli 500 | |
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 | |
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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 | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture | Talking Bibles |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation | Create International |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Northern | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book | General / Other |
Photo Source | Shashank Deora - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |