Adi Karnataka people are a scheduled caste that originated from Karnataka. They are also known as Balagai. They speak the Kannada and Tamil languages.
The Adi Karnatakas live in Mysore in Karnataka and the Nilgiri region of Tamil Nadu state.
They have sub groups, and they do not marry outside their group.
Adi Karnataka are laborers, some are land owners working in agriculture, carpentry, and for the government. They are educated, but their literacy level is not high. Women do the housework and do some paid work to help to support their families.
Adi Karnataka people are Hindu by religion and worship many gods. There are many forms of Hinduism each with their own deities and beliefs.
Nearly all Adi Karnataka people are Hindus, and their culture is locked into Hindu ways. Someone needs to show them how to make Jesus Christ central in their lives.
They need open hearts to hear God's answers to their spiritual problems.
Bible resources exist in Hindi, but Adi Karnataka people remain unreached.
* Scripture Prayers for the Adi Karnataka in India.
* Pray that Adi Karnataka people will be liberated by God's Holy Spirit from the many ties that bind them to lives devoid of the loving Father's blessings.
* Pray they will see past their respective traditional worship to the futility of it all and experience a growing desire to know the truth of God's Word.
* Pray for the Lord to multiply the reception and influence of His Word among them, leading them to love Him with their whole being.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to anoint Adi Karnataka families, especially the children and youth, and to raise up a new generation of fruitful, multiplying witnesses of Christ's mercy and love.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Karen Hightower |
People Name General | Adi Karnataka |
People Name in Country | Adi Karnataka |
Natural Pronunciation | AH-dee ker-NAH-tuh-kuh |
Population this Country | 2,953,000 |
Population all Countries | 2,953,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 59 |
Alternate Names | Adiwasi; Balagai; Holaya; Holeya; Madiga; आदि कर्नाटका |
People ID | 16166 |
ROP3 Code | 111268 |
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 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 15 |
Karnataka 2,913,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 27,000 | |
Maharashtra 7,400 | |
Andhra Pradesh 2,500 | |
Kerala 1,700 | |
Telangana 1,300 | |
Delhi 500 | |
Goa 80 | |
Puducherry 60 | |
Gujarat 60 | |
Madhya Pradesh 50 | |
Haryana 40 | |
Odisha 30 | |
Chhattisgarh 10 | |
Dadra and Nagar Have 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kannada (2,939,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kannada (2,939,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 6 |
Secondary Languages | |
Tulu 14,000 | |
Konkani 5,800 | |
Tamil 1,400 | |
Bellari 1,100 | |
Konkani, Goan 1,000 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2016) |
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 | Father's Love Letter |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
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 | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.80 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.51 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
98.68 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |