Tiwa means people who were lifted from below. The Tiwa people are also called Lalung and they live in Assam and Megalahaya states in northeastern India. They are a tribal people who look more East Asian than South Asian. There are Hill Tiwas and Plains Tiwas. The Hill Tiwas live in the Karbi Anglong District of Assam and in Megalahaya. They speak a Tibeto Burman language. The Plains Tiwas are in the southern bank of the Brahmaputra Valley. They speak Assamese.
They have a chief who looks after their interests. There are strong Christian believers in their part of India who can reach them with the blessings of Jesus Christ.
Many follow their traditional religion of worshipping local gods. They have a religion of their own that is mixed with Hinduism. This people group has lots of festivals, including Christmas!
There are some Christians among the Tiwa people who can disciple others.
Pray that believers in northeastern India will help the Tiwa people begin their own disciple making movement.
Pray for spiritual discernment and hunger that will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Pray that their leaders will see that only Jesus Christ provides life to the full.
Scripture Prayers for the Tiwa in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Tiwa |
People Name in Country | Tiwa |
Alternate Names | Lalung; तिवा |
Population this Country | 287,000 |
Population all Countries | 287,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 6 |
People ID | 17357 |
ROP3 Code | 112743 |
ROP25 Code | 304562 |
ROP25 Name | Lalung (Tiwa) |
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 | 4 | ||||||
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 | 4 |
Assam 238,000 | |
Meghalaya 47,000 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 2,300 | |
Manipur 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.08 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.80 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
97.87 %
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Islam |
0.18 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
0.07 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Assamese (206,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 34 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Assamese (206,000 speakers) |
Language Code | asm Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 34 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Tiwa 35,000 | |
Karbi 300 | |
Boro (India) 300 | |
Bengali 100 | |
Nepali 50 | |
Hindi 40 | |
Tamang, Eastern 40 | |
Bhili 30 | |
Sadri 20 | |
Khasi 20 | |
Arabic, Mesopotamian 20 | |
Mising 20 | |
Odia 10 | |
Bhojpuri 10 | |
Garo 10 | |
People Groups | Speaking Assamese |
Primary Language: Assamese
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1822-1974) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1819-1993) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1833-2022) |
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 |
Photo Source | Diganta Talukdar - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
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. |