The Bodo are a people mostly living in Assam in India, mainly in the north region of the Brahmaputra River Valley. They also live in Bangladesh. The Bodo are wanting to be a self-ruling state and this has been and is causing disputes and much trouble as a result.
The Bodo speak in a Tibeto-Burmese language and they read and write in Devanagari. They eat rice and fish and pork. They like to drink rice wine. The Bodo like to dance. The Bodo do weaving and also make bamboo items. Many are farmers. They have many tribes and were once dominant in Assam.
Some of the Bodo follow Brahmoism which is a Hindu reform movement. Amongst the Bodo there are Christians too. Some of the Bodo follow Bathouism in which they worship ancestors. They believe that people come from a mixture of sky, earth, air, water and fire. They like to worship near home or in a courtyard. Betel leaves and rice are used for example as offerings. Their most important festival is called Kherai Puja and the altar is put in a rice field. Bathoubwrai is the main deity in Bathouism.
* Scripture Prayers for the Bodo (Hindu traditions) in India.
* Pray that Christian materials will bring the Bodo to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that the Christians among them will lead the other Bodo to Salvation.
* Pray that the disputes and trouble regards self-governing will come to an end
and that a just solution will be found.
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Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Bodo (Hindu traditions) |
People Name in Country | Bodo (Hindu traditions) |
World Population | 1,604,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Baro; Bodi; Bodo Kacari; Boro; Boro Kachari; Dimafisia; Kachari; Koirat; Mache; Mech; बोडो |
People ID | 16492 |
ROP3 Code | 111662 |
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 | 12 | ||||||||||||
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 | 12 |
Assam 1,521,000 | |
West Bengal 36,000 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 28,000 | |
Nagaland 14,000 | |
Meghalaya 2,500 | |
Manipur 1,300 | |
Telangana 80 | |
Delhi 70 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 50 | |
Gujarat 40 | |
Maharashtra 10 | |
Chandigarh 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Boro (967,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | brx Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 47 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Boro (967,000 speakers) |
Language Code | brx Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 47 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Assamese 447,000 | |
Bengali 29,000 | |
Kachari 1,800 | |
Hindi 1,600 | |
Rabha 1,000 | |
Garo 700 | |
Naga, Ao 700 | |
Mising 500 | |
Adi 300 | |
Santhali 200 | |
Chin, Thado 100 | |
Deori 100 | |
English 100 | |
Khasi 100 | |
Nepali 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Boro |
Primary Language: Boro
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1906-1961) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1938-1991) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1981) |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
World Bibles |
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 Bodo |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.03 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
9.15 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
90.61 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.19 %
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