• PEOPLE NAME: KOKNA OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Marathi - (mar)

Alternate Name(s): Kokni, Kukna

Primary Religion: Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 1,325,000

Global Population: 1,325,000


PEID: 41403

ROP: 112606

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Kokna of India, numbering 1,325,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Marathi. The primary religion practiced by the Kokna is Hinduism, the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs.


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