The Dal come from Odisha and are a scheduled tribe, which means they have the low status of a tribe in Hindu society. They get their name from moving villages and speak Kui and Oriya.
They work as agricultural and as forest laborers. Women help by collecting firewood and forest produce. The Dal are monogamous. The bereaved and divorced can marry again. The dead are buried and the sons share the property. The Dal have a council to look after their interests. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be given in oral forms as well.
The Dal people practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.
The Dal people need the abundant blessings of Jesus Christ. They also need to find better ways to earn a living.
* Scripture Prayers for the Dal in India.
* Pray that family heads and council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead their community to the Savior. * Pray for spiritual openness to the claims of Christ. * Pray for workers and intercessors.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Dal |
People Name in Country | Dal |
Population this Country | 25,000 |
Population all Countries | 25,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | दल |
People ID | 16662 |
ROP3 Code | 111876 |
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) | ||
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 | 1 |
Odisha 25,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
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Primary Language | Odia (25,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 4 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Odia (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 4 |
Secondary Languages | |
Hindi 90 | |
Marathi 20 | |
Duruwa 10 | |
People Groups | Speaking Odia |
Primary Language: Odia
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1956) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1809-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1815-2014) |
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 |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Odia |
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 Odia |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | God's Simple Plan |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Gospel website in this language |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ODIA - Oriya |
Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.12 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
99.81 %
|
Islam |
0.02 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.04 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |