Malto is the language of the Kumarbhag Pahariya people. They speak Malto among themselves and Hindi with others. Malto is from the Dravidian branch of languages, so they probably migrated from southern India at some point.
Malto speakers live mainly in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Meghalaya. A smaller number live in Bangladesh.
Malto speakers can be farmers, teachers or politicians. They educate their boys but not their girls. They are not vegetarians and eat wheat and rice as their staple foods.
Hinduism is their religion. Hindus can worship no gods or many gods. Some become “devotees” of a particular one. They do not have a caring or committed relationship with these gods. They believe that at death the soul continues in another life (reincarnation), so eternal salvation is not what they seek. Most Hindus seek to be reincarnated as a member of a higher caste in the next life.
It is difficult to be a Hindu in a Muslim land like Bangladesh.
* Scripture Prayers for the Malto in Bangladesh.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Malto people teachable and understanding hearts.
* Pray for a strong movement of the Holy Spirit to bring entire Malto families into a rich experience of God’s blessing.
* Pray for Malto families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness, and to understand the adequacy of Christ’s work on the cross.
* Pray for teams of believers to do sustained, focused prayer for the Lord to open the hearts of Malto family leaders to experience God’s blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Malto |
People Name in Country | Malto |
Population this Country | 36,000 |
Population all Countries | 225,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Kumarbhag; Mal Paharia; Malpaharia; Malti; मलटो |
People ID | 17434 |
ROP3 Code | 112837 |
Country | Bangladesh | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Total States on file | 4 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 4 |
Rajshahi 21,000 | |
Sylhet 8,100 | |
Rangpur 5,000 | |
Khulna 1,100 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Mal Paharia (25,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | mkb Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 3 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Mal Paharia (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mkb Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 3 |
Secondary Languages | |
Bengali 5,900 | |
Sylheti 1,300 | |
People Groups | Speaking Mal Paharia |
Primary Language: Mal Paharia
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1994) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2018) |
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) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mal Paharia |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.88 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
97.43 %
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Islam |
0.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.69 %
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* From latest Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |