Samanthan in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 8
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantala | 300 | |
| Nambiyar | 200 | |
| Nedungadi | 200 | |
| Unithiri | 200 | |
| Adiyodi | -1 Unknown | |
| Thirumulpodi | -1 Unknown | |
| Vellodi | -1 Unknown | |
| Podhano | -1 Unknown |
The Samantan live in Kerala and speak, read and write in Malayalam. Among them there are vegetarians and non vegetarians. They eat rice as a cereal. Hinduism is their religion.
The Samantan have cousin marriages by discussion. There are birth and marriage rituals. The divorced can marry again with approval. The bereaved can marry again. The dead are usually cremated except for very young children who are buried.
The Samantan work in cultivation, business and some for the government. They have a council to look after them. They are educated to college level. Modern and traditional medicines are used by them. They use family planning too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Samanthan in India.
* Pray that the leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel materials lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2009-09-29 |
| People Name General | Samanthan |
| People Name in Country | Samanthan |
| World Population | 48,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Jatapu; Khondh; Kond; Kuvinga; Kuwi; Samantan; Samantiyai; समांथन |
| People ID | 18010 |
| ROP3 Code | 113504 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Samanthan |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Hindu - other |
| People Group | Samanthan |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 8 |
| Pantala 300 | |
| Nambiyar 200 | |
| Nedungadi 200 | |
| Unithiri 200 | |
| Adiyodi 100 | |
| Thirumulpodi 60 | |
| Vellodi 60 | |
| Podhano 0 |
| 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 | 7 | |||||||||
| 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 | 7 |
| Odisha 24,000 | |
| West Bengal 21,000 | |
| Kerala 2,400 | |
| Jharkhand 200 | |
| Tamil Nadu 200 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 70 | |
| Karnataka 60 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Odia (23,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Odia (23,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | ory Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 8 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Bengali 21,000 | |
| Malayalam 2,600 | |
| Hindi 1,000 | |
| Telugu 600 | |
| Kui 200 | |
| Kurux 70 | |
| Tamil 50 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Odia |
Primary Language: Odia
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1811-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1809-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1815-2014) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| 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 (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Odia |
| 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 Odia |
| 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) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ODIA - Oriya |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bibles, Bible League |
| 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 India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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