Mundala in India
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The Mundala are a Scheduled Caste. They are not vegetarian and eat rice. They live in Karnataka and Kerala.
In Karnataka the Mundala speak Kannada and Tulu. They prefer marriages between cousins. They are mostly landless and work as laborers, in government service, in business and in factories. They worship spirits. They are educated.
In Kerala the Mundala are very similar. They work as agricultural labourers. Some of them own land but properties tend to be small.
A few of the Mundala also live Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
* Scripture Prayers for the Mundala in India.
* Pray that Indian Christians lead them to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that gospel materials and the internet lead them to salvation.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Mundala |
| People Name in Country | Mundala |
| Population this Country | 28,000 |
| Population all Countries | 28,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | मुंडला |
| People ID | 17704 |
| ROP3 Code | 113152 |
| 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 on file | 8 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| 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 | 8 |
| Karnataka 27,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 400 | |
| Kerala 300 | |
| Telangana 200 | |
| Odisha 80 | |
| Goa 20 | |
| Tamil Nadu 20 | |
| Puducherry 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (19,000 speakers) | ||||||
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
| Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Kannada (19,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | kan Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 6 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Tulu 6,000 | |
| Konkani, Goan 2,200 | |
| Telugu 1,000 | |
| Malayalam 200 | |
| Tamil 30 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Kannada |
Primary Language: Kannada
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1812-1988) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1823-1995) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1827-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kannada |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kannada |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app as APK File from FCBH |
| Mobile App | Download Audio Bible app from Google Play Store |
| Mobile App | Download Bible from Google Play Store |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
100.00 %
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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 |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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