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The Tamil of Reunion

The Tamil of Reunion, numbering approximately 189,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Tamil Hindus in Reunion. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Réunion Creole French is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Reunion
People Cluster: Tamil
Primary Language(s): Réunion Creole French (rcf)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 189,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015474

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Pray for the Tamil of Reunion

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Réunion Creole French
Language Family: Indo-European

75%
%
Réunion French Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Réunion Creole French:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Réunion Creole French:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Réunion Creole French bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tamil 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 Tamil:
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 Tamil of Reunion

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Tamil Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 113732) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Sri Lankan TamilPG006432Sri Lankan TamilSri Lanka2,635,000No Longer UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG009351TamilMalaysia2,620,000No Longer UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG047226TamilUnited States339,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG009527TamilMyanmar297,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilFolk Hinduism
TamilPG010723TamilSingapore245,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG015474TamilReunion189,000Engaged yet UnreachedRéunion Creole FrenchHinduism
TamilPG043485TamilCanada163,000No Longer UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG042483TamilFrance126,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
Sri Lankan TamilPG000621Sri Lankan TamilUnited Kingdom74,500No Longer UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG042414TamilGermany67,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
Tamil HinduPG010925Tamil HinduThailand35,000No Longer UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG000442TamilNetherlands7,900Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
TamilPG008196TamilCambodia1,800No Longer UnreachedTamilFolk Hinduism
TamilPG015483TamilSeychelles400Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism

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

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