Juneta in India

The Juneta have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

Many of the Juneta people are still involved in the political arena. Most, however, are involved in agriculture-related industries. They are also known as Juneja and Junejo.


Where Are they Located?

Mostly a Sindhi Rajput people, the Juneta people live in India's western states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab, though most live in Pakistan's adjacent Sindh Province.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The air is tight with tension among the small Juneta people group. They don't feel safe in their homes. They live close to the border with Pakistan where threats and tensions are never far away between these two hostile nations. Ironically, a small number of these Muslims moved to Hindu India from Pakistan during the bloody 1947 Partition.

Twenty years ago, a member of their community, Mohammad Khan Junejo, was Prime Minister of Pakistan. He called on India to enter into immediate negotiations to defuse tensions rising from the massing of troops on their mutual border. War was averted between the two nuclear-armed nations.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Juneta people are Muslim, but their form of Islam is affected by Hinduism, the religion of most people in India. They believe in the basic creeds of Islam, but their daily lives are affected by spiritual entities other than Allah.


What Are Their Needs?

Though they face physical danger by living near a border between two hostile nations, the Juneta people face a far greater spiritual danger by not embracing the Son of God who is the only one who can forgive sin.


Prayer Points

Pray that many of their people will encounter the Holy Spirit and diffuse the tensions between their community and Jesus Christ.
Pray that God will raise up members of the Juneta people who will bring about physical and spiritual peace.
Pray that soon they will have a disciple-making movement that will bless their communities in India and Pakistan.


Scripture Prayers for the Juneta in India.


References

https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/20808/IN
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/juneta-people-of-india/
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/peter-stover/global-prayer-digest/e/56556999?autoplay=true


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

Additional Info
Global Prayer Digest: 2018-10-04
People Name General Juneta
People Name in Country Juneta
Alternate Names जुनेटा
Population this Country 500
Population all Countries 500
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 20808
ROP3 Code 112363
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
  Gujarat 400
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 India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Gujarati (500 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Gujarati (500 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Gujarati

Primary Language:  Gujarati

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1809-1965)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1820-1985)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1823-2021)
Bible-NT Audio Online
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Amazon
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Audio Recordings Oral Bible stories Story Runners
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Following Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Gujarati Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
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General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video Faith Comes by Hearing
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General Four Spiritual Laws Campus Crusade for Christ
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General Gospel website in this language General / Other
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
General Zume Resources Zume Project
General Zume Training Zume Project
Mobile App Android Bible app: Gujarati YouVersion Bibles
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.