Kola means bamboo or stick. The Kolam are a scheduled tribe that speaks Kolami. Scheduled tribes have low status in Hindu India. Though most live in Maharashtra, some of the Kolam live in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The Kolam people mostly work in cultivation and as day laborers. The women help with agriculture. The Kolam peopledo basket work and make products out of bamboo. They are monogamous meaning that marriage is between one man and one woman. Normally a son takes over as the family head after the father dies, but the Kolam people are starting to change this by allowing the mother to take over as leader. The Kolam people bury their dead unlike most Hindu communities. They have a community council to look after their interests. They prefer herbal medicine over modern medicine. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be presented in oral forms.
They are Hindus who worship their ancestors.
The Kolam people need to experience the joy and peace of being blessed by Jesus Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kolowar in India.
* Pray that the community council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead their people into a movement to Christ. * Pray that gospel recordings and the JESUS Film will be used by the Lord to begin home-based fellowships. * Pray for a disciple making movement.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Kolowar |
People Name in Country | Kolowar |
Population this Country | 240,000 |
Population all Countries | 240,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 5 |
Alternate Names | Kolam; Kolavar; Kolawar; Mannewar; Pujari; कोलोवर |
People ID | 17240 |
ROP3 Code | 112608 |
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 | 6 | ||||||
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 | 6 |
Maharashtra 194,000 | |
Telangana 45,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 1,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 500 | |
Andhra Pradesh 100 | |
Goa 40 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (151,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (151,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 31 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Marathi 49,000 | |
Telugu 25,000 | |
Kolami, Southeastern 7,300 | |
Hindi 6,100 | |
Bhili 800 | |
Chhattisgarhi 700 | |
Gondi, Adilabad 600 | |
Gondi, Northern 300 | |
Kannada 300 | |
Halbi 300 | |
English 200 | |
Korwa 100 | |
Gondi, Aheri 100 | |
Odia 90 | |
Khandesi 70 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kolami, Northwestern |
Primary Language: Kolami, Northwestern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2005-2006) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | 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 | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kolami, Northwestern |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.08 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.07 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.03 %
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Islam |
0.23 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.03 %
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Unknown |
0.56 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |