Bondo Poraja in India

The Bondo Poraja have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Subgroups: 1

Subgroup Name Population
Bara 4,600

Introduction / History

Bondos Poraja are found in the hilly areas of Odisha. They are a small tribe with their own language, Bondo.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are primarily agriculturalists, but also hunt, collect forest produce and work as laborers.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Bondo Porajas are mainly animistic in faith, but a few are Hindus. Most are hostile to outsiders. Missionaries who serve them demonstrate the love of God through their actions. God uses them to reveal himself and his power to heal.


What Are Their Needs?

Though the area is rich in resources, the Bondo Poraja are poverty stricken. Children with swollen bellies, an unhygienic environment and contaminated water sources are all common sights.

The team is also translating God's Word into Bondo. We can look forward to a day when Bondos hear the message of God's love in their own language and respond to His invitation.


Prayer Points

Pray for sustainable development to meet the economic, social and educational needs of the Bondo Poraja community.
Pray for God to enable Christ followers to develop culturally acceptable forms for communicating the gospel, leading to their transformation.
Pray for the Bondo community to see the true, sinless Lamb of God, through the Word of God translated in their mother tongue.


Scripture Prayers for the Bondo Poraja in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Bondo Poraja
People Name in Country Bondo Poraja
Alternate Names Bhonda; Bonda; Bondo; Remo; बोंदो पॉरोजा
Population this Country 15,000
Population all Countries 15,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 16520
ROP3 Code 111692
ROP25 Code 301355
ROP25 Name Bondo
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)
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 1
  Odisha 15,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
1.16 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
98.74 %
Islam
0.04 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.02 %
Unknown
0.05 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Bondo (9,200 speakers)
Language Code bfw   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
Odia
2,800
Telugu
90
Oriya, Adivasi
70
Pengo
40
Kuvi
30
Munda
30
Santhali
20
Kui (India) Hindi
Primary Language Bondo (9,200 speakers)
Language Code bfw   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 10
Secondary Languages
  Odia 2,800
  Telugu 90
  Oriya, Adivasi 70
  Pengo 40
  Kuvi 30
  Munda 30
  Santhali 20
  Kui (India) 0
  Hindi 0
People Groups Speaking Bondo

Primary Language:  Bondo

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2010)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Photo Source Anonymous 
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.



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