Subgroups: 1
Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
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Nagbansi | 2,800 |
The Munda of India by tradition do cultivation and today many are agricultural workers. They are not vegetarians but they do not eat beef. Rice is their main cereal. They have community councils to judge in local matters. Many of them are Hindus. The Munda worship their ancestors and nature also.
In West Bengal the Munda are also called Manki. They do basket work and weaving. In addition to their own language, they speak Hindi and other languages. In Orissa, the Munda speak Mundari and Oriya. Those who are educated are in office work.
The Munda in Tripura are also called Mura. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel needs to be given in oral form there. They do family planning.
In Madhya Pradesh the Munda are also called Mudas. They speak Sadri. They favor cross-cousin marriages. Burials are for children and cremation is for older people. They collect wood and products from the forest to sell. Their children have an education, unlike some groups.
In Assam the most usual way for the Munda to marry is by agreement. Divorce can be difficult to get. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property and the oldest son becomes in charge of the home. The Munda there work as laborers in tea gardens. In the tea gardens most of the young are Christians. The Munda have a lot of deities, with Sing Bonga being their main one. Family planning is not favored there.
* Scripture Prayers for the Munda in Bangladesh.
* Pray that God will give the Munda dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
* Pray that the Munda Christians will lead the others in their group to Jesus Christ.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Munda |
People Name in Country | Munda |
Population this Country | 140,000 |
Population all Countries | 3,810,000 |
Total Countries | 5 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Colh; Haroko; Hor; Horohon; Horo-hon; Kaur; Manki; Mudus; Mundu; Mura; मुंडा |
People ID | 13867 |
ROP3 Code | 106893 |
Country | Bangladesh | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 31 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
Total States on file | 7 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 31 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 7 |
Sylhet 97,000 | |
Rajshahi 22,000 | |
Rangpur 11,000 | |
Khulna 5,900 | |
Dhaka 3,300 | |
Chittagong 900 | |
Barisal 400 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Sadri, Oraon (77,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | sdr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Sadri, Oraon (77,000 speakers) |
Language Code | sdr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Mundari 22,000 | |
Sylheti 16,000 | |
Bengali 8,900 | |
Bishnupuriya 400 | |
Odia 400 | |
Assamese 300 | |
Chittagonian 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Sadri, Oraon |
Primary Language: Sadri, Oraon
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2003) |
Bible-Complete | No |
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) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sadri, Oraon |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.16 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
10.62 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
65.57 %
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Islam |
0.66 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
23.00 %
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* From latest Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |