Mavilan in India

The Mavilan have only been reported in India
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Subgroups: 2

Subgroup Name Population
Tuluvan 11,000
Chingattan 7,600

Introduction / History

The Mavilan people are a Scheduled tribe in southern India. Traditionally they were hunters/gatherers, but as the population continued to increase in India, they had trouble keeping their land. They practiced slash and burn agriculture.


Where Are they Located?

They live in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the two states in India's far south.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Mavilan people, like other tribes in this crowded part of India, have often been pushed off their land. They have low status, and very little judicial power. This people group is vulnerable and has been for some time. They are currently farmers who are being forced to change their agricultural methods by the Indian government.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Mavilan people are officially Hindus, but their traditional religious beliefs are still very strong. Traditional beliefs are very important to ethnic groups that are being marginalized by others. It will be difficult to get their leaders to listen when people tell them about what Christ can do for their community.


What Are Their Needs?

They need to learn skills that will help them thrive in 21st century India.


Prayer Points

Pray for the lives and culture of the Mavilan people to evidence the rule and reign of the Kingdom of God as they open to the gospel, and for the beauty of Jesus to be seen in them.
Pray for gospel workers to catch a vision for reaching the Mavilan people for Jesus and that in God's sovereign timing their hearts would be open and ready to follow Him.
Pray for Jesus movements to bless extended Mavilan families so the gospel will spread rapidly among this people group.
Pray for the spiritual lives of the Mavilan people to become fruitful as they follow Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Mavilan in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavilan
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972639X.2010.11886616


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Mavilan
People Name in Country Mavilan
Alternate Names Mavillon; माविलान
Population this Country 40,000
Population all Countries 40,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 17471
ROP3 Code 112880
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 6
Largest States
Kerala
35,000
Tamil Nadu
4,500
Puducherry
600
Karnataka
40
Goa
30
Telangana
20
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 6
  Kerala 35,000
  Tamil Nadu 4,500
  Puducherry 600
  Karnataka 40
  Goa 30
  Telangana 20
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Tulu (22,000 speakers)
Language Code tcy   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
Malayalam
9,400
Tamil
4,000
Kannada
40
Konkani, Goan
30
Primary Language Tulu (22,000 speakers)
Language Code tcy   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
  Malayalam 9,400
  Tamil 4,000
  Kannada 40
  Konkani, Goan 30
People Groups Speaking Tulu
Photo Source Ramesh Lalwani - Flickr  Creative Commons 
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.


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