Namassej (Hindu traditions) in Sri Lanka
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Scripture Prayers for the Namassej (Hindu traditions) in Sri Lanka.
| People Name General | Namassej (Hindu traditions) |
| People Name in Country | Namassej (Hindu traditions) |
| World Population | 7,947,000 |
| Total Countries | 5 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Canana; Chanao; Chandal; Chandel; Chanral; Chattri; Khanda-Khatriya; Nama; Namassut; Namasud; Namo; Verhudti; नमास्सेज |
| People ID | 17756 |
| ROP3 Code | 113215 |
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 30 (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 | Sri Lanka |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 6 |
| Eastern 300 | |
| Central 200 | |
| Western 50 | |
| Sabaragamuwa 20 | |
| Uva 20 | |
| Northern 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Bengali (500 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Bengali (500 speakers) |
| Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1832-2016) |
| 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 | Online New Testament - Bangla Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Mussolmani Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament- Common Version (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Bengali |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Love Story |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Bengali |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Rivka (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
| Film / Video | The Savior 3 - Woman at the Well |
| Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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* From latest Sri Lanka census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2020 Create International All rights reserved. Used with permission |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
