The Munda people who now live in India and Bhutan originated in Southeast Asia, as far away as Indonesia.
Today the Munda people are most likely to be found in central India, or even more so, in the states of Odisha, Bihar, and West Bengal. They also live in Bangladesh, and a few are in the mountains of Bhutan. Even fewer have found their way to the United States.
The Munda of India by tradition do cultivation and today many are agricultural workers. You cannot generalize about what they do for a living. Some are basket weavers, while others are office workers. They are not vegetarians but they do not eat beef. They have community councils to judge in local matters.
Most of them are Hindus in Bhutan. The Munda worship their ancestors and things of nature like rivers and trees. They have a lot of deities, with Sing Bonga being their main one.
Munda people need a spiritual hunger that will lead them to seeking and finding Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Munda in Bhutan.
* Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead the Munda people in Bhutan far beyond where they have been in the past.
* Pray that God will give the Munda people in Bhutan dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
* Pray that Munda believers will lead the others in their group to Jesus Christ.
* Pray for a disciple making movement for Munda communities.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munda_people
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Munda |
People Name in Country | Munda |
Population this Country | 1,900 |
Population all Countries | 3,810,000 |
Total Countries | 5 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Colh; Haroko; Hor; Horohon; Horo-hon; Kaur; Manki; Mudus; Mundu; Mura; मुंडा |
People ID | 13867 |
ROP3 Code | 106893 |
Country | Bhutan | |||
Region | Asia, South | |||
Continent | Asia | |||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||
Persecution Rank | 45 (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 | Bhutan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 45 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 3 |
Western 1,300 | |
Eastern 600 | |
Southern 100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Mundari | ||||||
Language Code | unr Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Mundari |
Language Code | unr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Assamese | |
Bengali | |
Hindi | |
Sadri | |
People Groups | Speaking Mundari |
Primary Language: Mundari
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1876-1965) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2020-1895) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1910-2002) |
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 | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mundari |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
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 |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
5.11 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
86.93 %
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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 |
7.95 %
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* From latest Bhutan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |