Devadiga in India
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The Devadiga of India live mainly in Tulu Nadu in South Western India in Karnataka and Kerala. They speak in Tulu and in Kannada.
The Devadiga are Hindus by religion. They are temple attendants and temple musicians. In Tula regions they have a form of spirit worship.
They have a system where the family of the mother controls family and property dealings and functions too.
The Devadiga have contributed to a classical folk art tradition called Yakshagana that is well liked in South India.
* Pray that God gives the Devadiga dreams and visions leading them to Salvation.
* Pray that gospel materials and the internet will lead them to Jesus Christ.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadiga
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Devadiga |
| People Name in Country | Devadiga |
| Population in India | 152,000 |
| World Population | 152,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Ambalavasi, Bogamvallu, Devadasi, Devadigar, Devali, Devdig, Devidig, Ganikula, Kavalnath, Konkan Valegar, Moili, Sani, Sappaliga, Serigaru, Servagara, Servegar, Sheregar, Sherigaru, Sherugar, Supliga, Suppalig, देवडिगा |
| People ID | 16693 |
| ROP3 Code | 111921 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples | |||
| People Cluster | South Asian, other | |||
| People Group | Devadiga | |||
| Ethnic Code | CNN23z | |||
| Total Subgroups on file | 1 | |||
| Largest Subgroups |
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| Country | India | |||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 8 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 8 |
| Karnataka 139,000 | |
| Maharashtra 6,500 | |
| Goa 5,300 | |
| Telangana 400 | |
| Tamil Nadu 400 | |
| Kerala 200 | |
| Delhi 70 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Tulu (67,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | tcy Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Other People Groups | Speaking Tulu |
| Primary Language | Tulu (67,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tcy Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Konkani, Goan 34,000 | |
| Kannada 33,000 | |
| Konkani 15,000 | |
| Marathi 1,400 | |
| Tamil 50 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Tulu |
Primary Language: Tulu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1842-1912) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1847-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum of Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| 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 Tulu |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.58 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
98.13 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
1.29 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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