Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Munda-Santal

Language: Mundari - (unr)

Alternate Name(s): Mundari

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Bangladesh

Also found in: India; Nepal; United States

Population: 5,600

Global Population: 2,786,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Munda of Bangladesh, numbering 5,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Munda-Santal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,786,800 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Mundari. The primary religion practiced by the Munda is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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