Pulayan in Sri Lanka
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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| People Name General | Pulayan |
| People Name in Country | Pulayan |
| Pronunciation | POO-lah-yahn |
| Alternate Names | Cheramar; Christian; Malaipulayan; पुलयन (हिंदू ट्रेडिशन्स) |
| Population this Country | 4,700 |
| Population all Countries | 1,105,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 17911 |
| ROP3 Code | 113392 |
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||||||
| Total States on file | 5 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
| Total States | 5 |
| Central 2,500 | |
| Uva 1,100 | |
| Western 500 | |
| Sabaragamuwa 500 | |
| Southern 50 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
11.79 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
88.21 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
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* From latest Sri Lanka census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Tamil (4,700 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Tamil (4,700 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| 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 | |
| Photo Source | Mohonu - Wikimedia - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
