Raja Muria Gond in India
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The Gond, Raja Muria are a Scheduled Tribe of Madhya Pradesh. The older people speak Gondi while the younger ones speak Halbi. They are not vegetarians and eat rice as a cereal.
The Raja Muria have clans who look after marriages. They have cross cousin marriages. They work mostly in cultivation. The women help. They also make and sell rope.
The Raja Muria are Hindus by religion. They have a council to look after them. They prefer traditional medicines. They are only partially educated so the gospel may need to be given in oral form too.
* Scripture Prayers for the Gond Raja Muria in India.
* Pray that council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead others to Him.
* Pray that gospel recordings lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Gond Raja Muria |
| People Name in Country | Gond Raja Muria |
| Natural Name | Raja Muria Gond |
| World Population | 50,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | गोंद राजा मूरिया |
| People ID | 21035 |
| ROP3 Code | 117885 |
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh 49,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (14,000 speakers) | |||||||||
| Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
| Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Gondi, Northern (14,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | gno Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 9 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Chhattisgarhi 11,000 | |
| Halbi 7,800 | |
| Bhatri 7,800 | |
| Hindi 4,200 | |
| Muria, Western 2,100 | |
| Telugu 1,800 | |
| Duruwa 700 | |
| Odia 200 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Gondi, Northern |
Primary Language: Gondi, Northern
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1872-1987) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1994-1996) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Freedom From Torment |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Northern |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.03 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
87.21 %
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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 |
11.76 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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