The word Mana means "honor." The Mana of India are also called Mane. They speak Marathi and live mainly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
The Mana are landowners who work mainly in agriculture. They have several clans and they don’t allow marriage among the different clans. Weddings are sometimes arranged by their family leaders, but at other times the groom "earns" his wife by working for her family. However, most families prefer to pay a dowry. Unlike most Hindus they can either bury or cremate the dead.
Hinduism is their religion. They sometimes worship snakes.
* Scripture Prayers for the Mana in India.
* Pray that God will give the Mana dreams and visions leading them to salvation. * Pray that gospel materials will lead them to begin their own movement to Christ. *Pray that their leaders will allow their people to enjoy all the blessings of the lordship of Jesus Christ. * Pray for workers.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Mana |
People Name in Country | Mana |
Population this Country | 243,000 |
Population all Countries | 243,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
Alternate Names | Bhat Mana; Mane; Mani; Raj Mana; माना |
People ID | 13476 |
ROP3 Code | 106208 |
Country | India | |||
Region | Asia, South | |||
Continent | Asia | |||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||
National Bible Society | Website | |||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
Total States on file | 3 | |||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 3 |
Maharashtra 219,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 24,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 60 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Marathi (210,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Marathi (210,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mar Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Gondi, Aheri 23,000 | |
Hindi 11,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 300 | |
Nimadi 30 | |
People Groups | Speaking Marathi |
Primary Language: Marathi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1807-1957) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1982) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1821-2015) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | 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 |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Marathi |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Marathi |
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 | Bible Visuals |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | God's Simple Plan |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.37 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.63 %
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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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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |