Meda in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
The Meda are a Scheduled Tribe of Karnataka. They have two groups, one who speak Kodagu and the other who speak Kannada. They read and write in Kannada. Hinduism is their religion.
The Meda have some cousin marriages. They have festivals. The main work they do is basket making and cultivation. They have a council of elders to settle disagreements among them.
The Meda believe in education. Family planning is used by them. They have streams and wells to get water from.
* Scripture Prayers for the Meda in India.
* Pray that the council of elders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel materials and the internet lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Meda |
| People Name in Country | Meda |
| World Population | 44,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | मेदा |
| People ID | 17524 |
| ROP3 Code | 112943 |
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 1 |
| Karnataka 44,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Kannada (36,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (36,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 9 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Telugu 6,200 | |
| Marathi 1,400 | |
| Tamil 500 | |
| Kodava 300 | |
| Tulu 200 | |
| Konkani 40 | |
| Hindi 30 | |
| English 20 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | 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 | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
| Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online New Testament (Bibles India) |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.01 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.11 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
98.76 %
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| Islam |
0.38 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.03 %
|
| Unknown |
0.70 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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