Palliyan in India
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Scripture Prayers for the Palliyan in India.
| People Name General | Palliyan |
| People Name in Country | Palliyan |
| Population this Country | 7,200 |
| Population all Countries | 7,200 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Makkal; Malai Paliyar; Malaival; Palani Makkal; Paliyan; Paliyar; Pallavan; Palleyan; Palli; Palliya; Palliyar; Poliyar; Pulayar; Puliyar; पल्लियान |
| People ID | 17887 |
| ROP3 Code | 113367 |
| 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 | 4 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
| 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 | 4 |
| Tamil Nadu 5,300 | |
| Kerala 1,400 | |
| Karnataka 400 | |
| Puducherry 50 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Tamil (5,900 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Tamil (5,900 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Malayalam 200 | |
| Kannada 100 | |
| Telugu 60 | |
| Marathi 30 | |
| Tulu 10 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
Primary Language: Tamil
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1714-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1715-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1727-2021) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
4.81 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
94.19 %
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| Islam |
0.22 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.03 %
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| Unknown |
0.74 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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