Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
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Adiyan | India | 16,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.45 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Aiyanavar | India | 24,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 78.67 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Ajila | India | 6,700 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Ambalavasi | India | 150,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.32 % | -1 | 2 | ● |
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Arasar | India | 73,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 77.60 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Arayan | Sri Lanka | 1,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 11.33 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Arayan | India | 198,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.92 % | -1 | 3 | ● |
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Ayyanavar | India | 21,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.17 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Bharathar | Sri Lanka | 1,800 | 3 ● | Christianity | 82.23 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Brahmin Muttad | India | 47,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Brahmin Nambudiri | India | 94,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Brahmin Pancha Dravida | India | 144,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | ● |
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Chakkan | India | 300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Chavalakkaran | India | 25,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 15.84 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Chengazhi Nambiyar | India | 700 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | India | 449,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8 | ● |
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Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | India | 42,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Cherumar Christian | India | 459,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Chingathanar | India | 800 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Eluthassan | India | 42,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Gavara | India | 17,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.01 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Idayan | India | 68,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Ilavan | India | 5,839,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.02 % | -1 | 116 | ● |
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Ilavaniyan | India | 31,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Ilavathi | India | 52,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Ilayathu | India | 32,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Jew, Cochin | Israel | 11,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Kadan Wayanad | India | 200 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kakkalan | India | 16,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kalandi | India | 400 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kalladi | India | 42,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kallasari | India | 9,500 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kallattu Kurup | India | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kanakkan | India | 253,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.02 % | -1 | 5 | ● |
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Kaniyan | India | 98,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.34 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Karimpalan | India | 17,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kathikkaran | India | 800 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kavuthiyan | India | 29,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Keralamuthali | India | 9,100 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 34.79 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Kitaran | India | 2,900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kolayiri | India | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kollakar | India | 1,700 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kollara Karnataka | India | 300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kootan | India | 11,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Krishnanvak | India | 59,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kundavadiga | India | 700 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kuravan | India | 484,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.92 % | -1 | 9 | ● |
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Kurukkal | India | 3,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Malabar Catholic | India | 2,647,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Malai Arayan | India | 40,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 46.91 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Malai Vedan | India | 16,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.74 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Malayalar | India | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Malayali | United Arab Emirates | 310,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 15.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Canada | 18,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Bahrain | 51,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 40.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Myanmar (Burma) | 23,000 | 4 ● | Hinduism | 34.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Sri Lanka | 800 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Malayali | Oman | 69,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 35.00 % | 1.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | New Zealand | 6,000 | 5 ● | Hinduism | 15.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Singapore | 27,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 5.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | |
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Malayali | United States | 84,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 8.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali | Qatar | 63,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 6.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Malayali, Malayalam | Malaysia | 172,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 8.00 % | 1.50 % | -1 - | |
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Malayan, tribal | Sri Lanka | 1,600 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Malayan, tribal | India | 40,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Malayarayar | India | 4,100 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 27.44 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Malayekandi | India | 2,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Malayekandi Vishavan | India | 100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Mannan, caste | India | 136,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.10 % | -1 | 2 | ● |
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Mannan, tribal | India | 9,500 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.86 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Mappila | Sri Lanka | 11,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Mappila | India | 9,133,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 182 | ● |
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Marakkan (Christian traditions) | India | 5,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,800 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Mukkari | India | 1,900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | India | 40,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | India | 152,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | ● |
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Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Musari | India | 3,900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Muthan | India | 7,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Muthuvan | India | 27,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.44 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Nair | India | 6,640,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.25 % | -1 | 132 | ● |
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Nair Anthur | India | 128,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 | ● |
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Navait | India | 56,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Padannan | India | 8,400 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Palluvan | India | 6,500 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Pandaram | India | 28,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Panditattan | India | 11,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Paravan | India | 128,000 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 29.34 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Pathiyan | India | 18,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Pathynaickan | India | 300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Perumannan | India | 86,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Pulaya Vettuvan | India | 1,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.83 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Pulayan | India | 1,412,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 28 | ● |
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Pulayan Thanda | India | 28,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Pulayan Wayanad | India | 400 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Shabi | India | 1,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Syrian Christian | Sri Lanka | 700 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Syrian Christian | India | 3,698,000 | 3 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Thandan | India | 251,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 4.65 % | -1 | 5 | ● |
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Thandan Palakkad | India | 6,100 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Thantapulayan | India | 5,200 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Tiyattunni | India | 400 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Ulladan | India | 20,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 3.10 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Urali | India | 72,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 2.77 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Valan | India | 88,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Valanchian | India | 5,300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Vallan | India | 900 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Vannan Wayanad | India | 200 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Velakkithalanayan | Sri Lanka | 700 | 2 ● | Hinduism | 12.08 % | -1 | -1 - | ● |
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Velakkithalanayan | India | 350,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 6 | ● |
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Velan | India | 86,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Veluthadanayar | India | 199,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | ● |
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Vetan | India | 72,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 4.86 % | -1 | 1 | ● |
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Vettuvan | India | 182,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | ● |
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Viswakarma Asari | India | 696,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.03 % | -1 | 13 | ● |
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Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | India | 9,300 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Viswakarma Kallasari | India | 53,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Viswakarma Kollan | India | 190,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 | ● |
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Viswakarma Thattan | India | 200,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 | ● |
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Viswakarma Vilkurup | India | 12,000 | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
Totals: 121 | 95 ● | 606 |
Item | Code |
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Status | |
Ethnologue Code | mal |
Written | Yes |
Linguist List | |
Language Archives |
Language Alternate Names |
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Alealum |
Kasargod |
Malayal |
Malayalani |
Malayali |
Malean |
Maliyad |
Mallealle |
Mapilla |
Mopla |
Moplah (Mapilla) |
Dialects |
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Central Kerala |
Kayavar |
Malabar |
Mapila |
Nagari-malayalam |
Namboodiri |
Nasrani |
Nayar |
North Kerala |
Pulaya |
South Kerala |
Dialect Alternate Names |
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Malayalam: Moplah |
Moplah |
Translation | Year / Status |
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Bible Portions | 1811-1968 |
New Testament | 1829-1995 |
Complete Bible | 1841-2004 |
Online / Mobile App Bibles |
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Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
Bible.com (YouVersion) |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | National Bible Societies |
Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
Gospel Go | World Bibles |