The Munda of Bangladesh are part of the larger Munda group, most of whom live in India. Racially the Mundas are proto-Australoid. Within Bangladesh they tend to live in villages which are separate from but near Bengali villages in western Rajshahi division. There are also some Munda living on the tea estates of Sylhet division. The Munda living on the tea estates do manual labor in the tea gardens for a daily wage. Many of those living in Rajshahi division work as seasonal day laborers for Bengali land owners.
The Munda in Bangladesh used to own and farm their own land, but in recent years many have lost a lot of their land and now are dependent on the meager daily wages they receive when there is work for day laborers. As a result, many Mundas live day-to-day, waiting to buy their food for the evening until they have received their pay for that day. Thus,
some major needs of the Munda are job skills training and also land rights intervention. The Munda who live in Rajshahi division are primarily Christian, and among the Christians, most are Catholic. A smaller portion of those living on the tea estates of Sylhet division are Christian. Many call themselves Hindu, though they may in actuality follow a traditional religion. Nominalism is prevalent among the Munda of Bangladesh, and an evangelical mission could work to meet not only their physical needs but also their spiritual needs.
Scripture Prayers for the Mundari in India.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Mundari |
People Name in Country | Mundari |
Alternate Names | मुंदरी |
Population this Country | 31,000 |
Population all Countries | 31,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 19041 |
ROP3 Code | 115282 |
Country | India | ||
Region | Asia, South | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
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 | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 1 |
Odisha 31,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.18 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
5.23 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
92.26 %
|
Islam |
0.14 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.01 %
|
Unknown |
2.18 %
|
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Mundari (13,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | unr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Mundari (13,000 speakers) |
Language Code | unr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 22 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Odia 6,000 | |
Ho 1,900 | |
Munda 1,600 | |
Kuvi 1,300 | |
Hindi 700 | |
Chhattisgarhi 400 | |
Santhali 300 | |
Bengali 300 | |
Kharia 100 | |
Kurux 80 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 20 | |
Telugu 10 | |
Digaro-Mishmi 10 | |
Naga, Tangshang: Tangsa 10 | |
Naga, Mao 0 | |
People Groups | Speaking Mundari |
Primary Language: Mundari
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1876-1965) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2020-2021) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1910-2002) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mundari | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book | General / Other |
Text / Printed Matter | Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies | World Missionary Press |