Kolowar in India Tweet
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.
* 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 |
| Population in India | 300,000 |
| World Population | 300,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 6 to 8 |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Kolam, Kolavar, Kolawar, Mannewar, Pujari, कोलोवर |
| People ID | 17240 |
| ROP3 Code | 112608 |
| Country | India | ||||||
| Region | South Asia | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 15 (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 | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 15 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 6 |
| Maharashtra (238,000) | |
| Telangana (60,000) | |
| Chhattisgarh (1,000) | |
| Madhya Pradesh (1,000) | |
| Goa (50) | |
| Andhra Pradesh (20) | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (178,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| People Groups | Speaking Kolami, Northwestern |
| Primary Language | Kolami, Northwestern (178,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kfb Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 31 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Marathi (56,000) | |
| Telugu (29,000) | |
| Kolami, Southeastern (7,700) | |
| Hindi (7,000) | |
| Bhili (1,000) | |
| Gondi, Adilabad (700) | |
| Chhattisgarhi (700) | |
| Gondi, Northern (400) | |
| Halbi (400) | |
| Kannada (300) | |
| Korwa (200) | |
| English (200) | |
| Gondi, Aheri (100) | |
| Odia (90) | |
| Naga, Khiamniungan (40) | |
| 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 | 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 | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kolami, Northwestern |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.42 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.22 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
97.92 %
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| Islam |
0.09 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.02 %
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| Unknown |
1.33 %
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