Kammara is on of the tribes that is said to contain some Syrian Christians with links to the Syrian Jacobite Church. Descendants are traditionally believed to have been evangelized by the apostle Thomas.
Kammara people are also called Konda Kammara, and Ojas.
Kammara people are located in Kerala, a state in southwestern India. They live in parts of East and West Godavari, Srikakulam, Viziananagaram, and Visakhapatnam regions.
Kammara people keep their own culture and traditions. They have good relations with other local tribes, and do agricultural work with them. They are also blacksmiths, carpenters, cultivators, and food gatherers in their rural community. They speak their own language along with Tamil and Telugu.
Kammara people celebrate festivals and special occasions with their own songs and folk dancing. They also celebrate new crop eating festivals and ceremonies. Other local tribes join them when it is festival time. The families of both the bride and the groom make decisions regarding marriages. They wear colorful clothing during weddings and social events. During such times Kammara women wear saris and brightly colored flowers. They braid and twist their hair and pierce their noses.
Kammara people are animistic in their beliefs, although a number follow Hinduism or Buddhism. The fact that they speak Tamil and Telugu is important, because numerous Bible audio and visual resources are available in these larger languages.
Their family, community, and inter-tribal events may be an opportunity for those who know God's truth to earn the privilege to speak into their community. Kammara people need to be liberated from traditions of caste that hinder receiving the Savior who died in their place.
Pray that loving servants of Jesus Christ will lay down their lives to work alongside Kammara farmers and tradesmen to influence them by their Holy Spirit indwelt lives.
Pray that Tamil and Telugu Bible resources, ie. the JESUS Film, GRN recordings, will be successfully introduced to Kammara communities.
Pray that Kammara people will see past their traditional worship and celebrations and experience a growing desire to know the truth of God's word.
Pray for church planting and Disciple-Making Movements to spring up among the Kammara people.
Scripture Prayers for the Kammara in India.
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Profile Source: Karen Hightower |
People Name General | Kammara |
People Name in Country | Kammara |
Alternate Names | Kammalar; Kammari; Kammiyan; Kommula; Konda Kammara; Ozulu; Vojali; कंमरा |
Population this Country | 145,000 |
Population all Countries | 145,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 3 |
People ID | 17214 |
ROP3 Code | 112580 |
ROP25 Code | 303608 |
ROP25 Name | Kammara |
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 on file | 10 | ||||||||||||
Largest States |
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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 | 10 |
Andhra Pradesh 58,000 | |
Odisha 48,000 | |
Chhattisgarh 26,000 | |
Telangana 5,100 | |
Karnataka 4,700 | |
Tamil Nadu 1,500 | |
Puducherry 400 | |
Uttar Pradesh 300 | |
Kerala 60 | |
West Bengal 50 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.71 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
98.73 %
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Islam |
0.12 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.10 %
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Unknown |
0.34 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Telugu (70,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Telugu (70,000 speakers) |
Language Code | tel Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 22 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Odia 24,000 | |
Chhattisgarhi 16,000 | |
Hindi 4,600 | |
Kannada 4,100 | |
Tamil 800 | |
Kui 600 | |
Marathi 600 | |
Desiya 400 | |
Kurux 200 | |
Kuvi 100 | |
Bhatri 100 | |
Koya 100 | |
Pengo 90 | |
Gujarati 80 | |
Malayalam 70 | |
People Groups | Speaking Telugu |
Primary Language: Telugu
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1966) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1818-1989) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1854-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Karen Hightower |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |