The Kumarbhag Pahariya live in Bihar. They speak Malto among themselves and Hindi and read and write in Devanagari. They are not vegetarians and eat wheat and rice as cereals.
The Kumarbhag have rituals. Divorce and marrying again are allowed. The dead are cremated. On the death of the father, sons inherit the property with the oldest son becoming in charge of the home.
The Kumarbhag work in cultivation and other work. Some are teachers and politicians. Hinduism is their religion. Boys are educated but girls are not. They use traditional and modern medicines.
* Scripture Prayers for the Malto in India.
Pray that gospel materials will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Malto |
People Name in Country | Malto |
Population this Country | 221,000 |
Population all Countries | 255,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
Alternate Names | Kumarbhag; Mal Paharia; Malpaharia; Malti; मलटो |
People ID | 17434 |
ROP3 Code | 112837 |
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 | 10 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10 |
Jharkhand 158,000 | |
West Bengal 52,000 | |
Assam 7,200 | |
Bihar 2,600 | |
Odisha 200 | |
Meghalaya 100 | |
Chhattisgarh 100 | |
Andaman and Nicobar 70 | |
Tripura 50 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Santhali (103,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | sat Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Santhali (103,000 speakers) |
Language Code | sat Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 30 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Bengali 44,000 | |
Hindi 28,000 | |
Mal Paharia 7,300 | |
Assamese 2,100 | |
Munda 900 | |
Maithili 600 | |
Sadri 500 | |
Kurux 500 | |
Ho 300 | |
Odia 200 | |
Nepali 200 | |
Kharia 200 | |
Mundari 100 | |
Gujarati 100 | |
Marathi 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Santhali |
Primary Language: Santhali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1868-1989) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1887-1962) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1914-2005) |
Bible-NT Text | 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 |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Film / Video | Enlightened Heart |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Santhali |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
General | Biblical answers to your questions |
General | Gospel resources links |
General | Gospel website in this language |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Santhali |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Santhali |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.05 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
14.11 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
83.40 %
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Islam |
0.32 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
2.11 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |