Tatar in Romania


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Introduction / History

The Tatars speak a language that is also called Tatar. The name Tatar means "archer." The Tatar people have had a strong civilization since the tenth century. It has survived the Mongol invasion of the thirteenth century and the Russian conquest of the sixteenth century. In the 1800s, Tatar cities ranked among the greatest cultural centers of the Islamic world.

The physical appearance of the Tatars varies from blue-eyed blondes to Mongoloid features. In general, they have oval faces with little facial hair. The Tatar are a settled people, mostly farmers and merchants, who have completely lost their traditional tribal structure.


Where Are they Located?

The Tatars are a group of Turkic people with sizable colonies in virtually every republic of the former Soviet Union. Although most of them live around the Volga region, others inhabit Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, the Ukraine, Romania, and the Central Asian republics. Those who live in Romania live in the southeastern part of the country.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Among the Tatars, the father is the legal head of the household. He is also in charge of the family income and how it is spent. The women usually cook, carry water, wash clothes, and tend to the livestock, while the men do more strenuous labor in the fields. The Tatar people enjoy the arts; especially theater, the orchestra, opera, and ballet. The younger generation of Tatars wear contemporary city-style clothing. However, the older, collective farm members wear traditional dress.

In Romania, Tatars are the main Muslim people group. They are sometimes associated with Turks in that country. Tatars are well accepted by the Romanian majority.


The Tatars have not forgotten the history of ill treatment from Christian Russia
What Are Their Beliefs?

Many Tatars will identify themselves as Muslims before they will identify themselves as Tatars. Unlike devout Muslims, however, some of the Tatar will eat pork, and very few observe the prescribed Islamic fasts. Although the Tatar are primarily Islamic, many still observe sabantuy, or "rites of spring." This is an ancient agricultural festival celebrated on June 25. This celebration has its origins in shamanism (the belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits).

While Muslims believe that there is only one god, many Tatar also honor saints and holy places. Some beliefs in supernatural powers such as the "evil eye" (the ability to curse someone with a glance) still exist from their pre-Islamic days.

The Tatar's beliefs remain more liberal and intellectual than the beliefs held by the more orthodox Muslims of Central Asia or the Caucasus. For instance, in many of their mosques, prayer times have been arranged so as not to conflict with work schedules. Women have also been encouraged to join the men at the mosques instead of praying at home, as is the usual custom.


What Are Their Needs?

Christian laborers are needed to live and work among the Tatars of Romania. Translation of the Bible began in the 1970s, and it was completed in 2016.


Prayer Points

Ask the Lord to call people who are willing to go to Romania and share Christ with the Tatar people.
Ask God to use Tatar believers to share the love of Jesus with their friends and families.
Pray that the Lord will raise up loving Romanian believers to share the gospel message with the Tatars.
Ask the Lord to raise up strong local churches among the Tatars in Romania.


Scripture Prayers for the Tatar in Romania.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15284/RS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatars_of_Romania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Union_of_Turkish-Muslim_Tatars_of_Romania


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Tatar
People Name in Country Tatar
Pronunciation tah-TAR
Alternate Names Dada; Dadan; Kazan Tatar; Lipka; Tartar; Tata'er; Totoriai; Tura; Turkish Tatar
Population this Country 22,000
Population all Countries 5,727,000
Total Countries 21
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 15284
ROP3 Code 109874
ROP25 Code 307991
ROP25 Name Tatar
Country Romania
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Country Romania
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent Europe
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked

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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.40 %)
3.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
90.00 %
Non-Religious
7.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Tatar (22,000 speakers)
Language Code tat   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Tatar (22,000 speakers)
Language Code tat   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Tatar

Primary Language:  Tatar

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1864-2007)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1820-2005)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2015-2018)
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Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
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World Bible Finder
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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings DAVAR Partners recording, complete Bible DAVAR Partners International
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Tatar Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Rivka video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Tatar YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Download audio Bible app as APK file Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Tatar YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter IBT, Russia - resources Institute for Bible Translation - Russia
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