Korai Baloch in Pakistan

The Korai Baloch have only been reported in Pakistan
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Main Language
Largest Religion
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Evangelical
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction

The Baloch claim their origins to be in Aleppo in what is now Syria. Tribal customs strongly affect their lives. They are separated into several tribes and subgroups, including the Korai. Korai Baloch men wear long shirts with long sleeves and loose pants. They sometimes wear turbans. Gold ornaments such as necklaces and bracelets adorn women as an important aspect of Baloch women's traditions. They usually wear a gold brooch that is used to fasten two parts of the dress together over the chest. They pass traditions to children through oral history retelling. The tradition of a Baloch mother singing lullabies to her children has played an important role in the transfer of knowledge from generation to generation for many centuries.


Ministry Obstacles

When there are few, if any, Christ followers in a community, it is very difficult to get a movement started. That is the case for the Korai Baloch.


Prayer Focus

Pray for the entire Korai Baloch clans to experience God’s blessings and to put their faith in him together as a group.
Pray that the Korai Baloch may be open to the message of the gospel.
Pray that God will provide workers who speak the Balochi language to lovingly work with the Korai Baloch.
Pray that God will supply unity among the various tribes of the Baloch.


Scripture Prayers for the Baloch Korai in Pakistan.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Baloch Korai
People Name in Country Baloch Korai
Natural Name Korai Baloch
Pronunciation kor-EYE bah-LOACH
Alternate Names बलोच, कोरेयै
Population this Country 133,000
Population all Countries 133,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 3
PeopleID3 20249
ROP3 Code 100893
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 8  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 4
Largest States
Punjab
101,000
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
27,000
Sindh
3,800
Islamabad
1,000
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 8  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 4
  Punjab 101,000
  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 27,000
  Sindh 3,800
  Islamabad 1,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Pakistan census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Balochi, Eastern (90,000 speakers)
Language Code bgp   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 8
Secondary Languages
Saraiki
25,000
Urdu
4,900
Punjabi, Western
4,200
Pashto, Central
3,800
Sindhi
1,800
Hindko, Southern
300
Pahari-Potwari
300
Primary Language Balochi, Eastern (90,000 speakers)
Language Code bgp   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 8
Secondary Languages
  Saraiki 25,000
  Urdu 4,900
  Punjabi, Western 4,200
  Pashto, Central 3,800
  Sindhi 1,800
  Hindko, Southern 300
  Pahari-Potwari 300
People Groups Speaking Balochi, Eastern

Primary Language:  Balochi, Eastern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1815-1906)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1901-1906)
Bible-Complete No
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Balochi, Eastern Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Balochi Bible stories General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Balochi, Eastern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: The Bible - Balochi (Hodáay Pákén Ketáb) General / Other
Mobile App Android Bible app: Wasshén ahwál (the Scriptures in Balochi) Institute for Bible Translation
Mobile App Android Bible app: Zabur Balóchi zobáná General / Other
Mobile App Android Book Reading app: Balochi Folktales General / Other
Mobile App Android Dictionary app: Uppsala University Balochi-English Dictionary General / Other
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Balochi, Eastern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Pákén kessah gón aksán (Balochi picture Bible stories) Forum Linguistik in Eurasien e.V.
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Wasshén ahwál (the Scriptures in Balochi) Institute for Bible Translation
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Zabur Balóchi Forum Linguistik in Eurasien e.V.
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.