Kolowar in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
The Kolam are a scheduled tribe of Maharashtra. They speak Kolami. Ancestors are worshipped by them. They are not vegetarians but do eat vegetarian food.
They are monogamous. The dead are buried. They mostly work in cultivation and as laborers. The women help with agriculture. They have a community council to look after them. Hinduism is their religion. Herbal medicine is preferred by them. They have a low literacy level, so the gospel will need to be given in oral form too.
Some of the Kolam live in Andhra Pradesh. Kola means bamboo or stick. They do basket work and work in bamboo also.
There are a few Kolam living in Madhya Pradesh too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kolowar in India.
* Pray that the community council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others of the Kolam to Him.
* Pray that gospel recordings will lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Kolowar |
| People Name in Country | Kolowar |
| World Population | 238,000 |
| 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 192,000 | |
| Telangana 44,000 | |
| 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 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (151,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 22 |
| 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 | |
| Kannada 300 | |
| Gondi, Northern 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) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2006) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kolami, Northwestern |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| 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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