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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Telugu of United Arab Emirates

The Telugu of United Arab Emirates, numbering approximately 519,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the India states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Telugu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Telugu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: United Arab Emirates
People Cluster: Telugu
Primary Language(s): Telugu (tel)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 519,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012259
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Telugu
Language Family: Dravidian

100%
%
Telugu Speakers

Media Resources in Telugu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Telugu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Contemporary Version✓
Contemporary Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Contemporary Version - LUMO Easter Film✓
Easy to Read Version✓✓
Grace Ministries✓✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Telugu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Telugu are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Telugu:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Telugu of United Arab Emirates

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
readMatthew 25:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will honor Jesus and find joy as they take care of those in need.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Telugu Across Countries (ROP3 - 109930) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
TeluguPG010724TeluguSingapore850No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG009356TeluguMalaysia138,000No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG006443TeluguSri Lanka13,000No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG047224TeluguUnited States428,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG043486TeluguCanada17,500Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism
TeluguPG012259TeluguUnited Arab Emirates519,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam
TeluguPG011808TeluguKuwait850Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam
TeluguPG011307TeluguBahrain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguSunni Islam
TeluguPG009533TeluguMyanmar271,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguFolk Hinduism
TeluguPG001213TeluguBangladesh12,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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