Batgama in Sri Lanka
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Subgroups: 2
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Badgam Berava | 33,000 | |
| Gahala Berava | 33,000 |
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| People Name General | Batgama |
| People Name in Country | Batgama |
| World Population | 375,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 7 |
| Alternate Names | बटगमा |
| People ID | 21388 |
| ROP3 Code | 118193 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Buddhist |
| People Group | Batgama |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Buddhist |
| People Group | Batgama |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 2 |
| Badgam Berava 33,000 | |
| Gahala Berava 33,000 |
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
| Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 6 |
| Central 90,000 | |
| Sabaragamuwa 88,000 | |
| North Western 78,000 | |
| Uva 57,000 | |
| North Central 41,000 | |
| Western 20,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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Ethnologue Language Map
| Primary Language | Sinhala (375,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Sinhala (375,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| 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 Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
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| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sinhala |
| 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 | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: සිංහල - Sinhala |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
| Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
98.52 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.48 %
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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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