It was almost a year since the young evangelist and his family had settled down in the Jennu Kurumba region, far away from their home town. They had nurtured dreams of having a small group of Jennu Kurumba worshipping the Lord within a year. But every time the young family tried to build friendships, they were greeted with suspicion or blank looks. As a result, the evangelist and his wife were discouraged.
The Jennu Kurumba are very poor and struggle to make ends meet. A large number of their children drop out of school and take to daily labor early in life because of their family's financial situation. As a result, very few of them are literate. There is also a clear need for medical, social and economic development for this community.
The Jennu Kurumba are spread out mainly along the border forests of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. They are also referred to by the names 'Then Kurumba' or 'Kattu Naikar.' Most of them work as daily laborers for landlords in plantations in the region. Being a close-knit community, they rarely mingle with other neighboring tribal communities. The consequences of doing so are severe. If any Jennu Kurumba becomes friendly with an outsider, he will be expelled from his community.
They were exposed to the Christian faith almost a century ago, but no visible results are seen now. To them, Christianity is a foreign religion and below their standards, as Christians eat beef. The missionary family has been trying to make contact with the Jennu Kurumba for quite some time, but they still do not have entry into the community. Christian workers are needed for contextualized presentation of the gospel. The Jennu Kurumbas speak a distinct language and research has shown that there is need for translating the Scriptures. The Word of God, given in their language, can better communicate the gospel message. They could then understand the love of God and enjoy freedom from fear and suspicion.
* Scripture Prayers for the Jenu Kuruba in India.
* God to open doors for the Jennu Kurumba to welcome Jesus into their community.
* The missionary family to be encouraged and be a key means for the Jennu Kurumba to come to faith in Jesus.
* Wisdom, grace and empowering from above for the newly assigned Scripture translation team
Profile Source: Anonymous |
Expanded PDF Profile |
People Name General | Jenu Kuruba |
People Name in Country | Jenu Kuruba |
Population this Country | 47,000 |
Population all Countries | 47,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Kattu Naiakan; Kattu Naichan; Kattunaikan; Kuluvan; Kuruba. Jenu; जेनू कुरुबा |
People ID | 18778 |
ROP3 Code | 112348 |
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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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 |
Karnataka 36,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 11,000 | |
Andhra Pradesh 60 | |
Kerala 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Kurumba, Jennu (35,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | xuj Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 8 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kurumba, Jennu (35,000 speakers) |
Language Code | xuj Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 8 |
Secondary Languages | |
Kannada 5,300 | |
Tamil 4,400 | |
Telugu 1,700 | |
Malayalam 200 | |
Marathi 60 | |
Kodava 20 | |
Tulu 20 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kurumba, Jennu |
Primary Language: Kurumba, Jennu
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (2016) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kurumba, Jennu |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.03 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
99.85 %
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Islam |
0.07 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.02 %
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Unknown |
0.03 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Philipose Vaidyar All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |