Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: South Asian Christian

Language: Malayalam - (mal)

Alternate Name(s): Marthoma Christiani, Nazarani Mapilla

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: India

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Population: 4,480,000

Global Population: 4,480,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Syrian Christians of India, numbering 4,480,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South Asian Christian people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Malayalam. The primary religion practiced by the Syrian Christians is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

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