• PEOPLE NAME: KARBI OF INDIA

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PEID: 41521

ROP: 112983

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Karbi - (mjw)

Alternate Name(s): Mikir, Arleng, Arleng Alam, Karbi Karbak, Manchati, Nihang, Puta

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 517,000

Global Population: 517,000


PEID: 41521

ROP: 112983

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Karbi of India, numbering 517,000, 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 Karbi. The primary religion practiced by the Karbi is Folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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