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The Hindi of Guyana

The Hindi of Guyana, numbering approximately 32,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Asian diaspora people of Hindi-Hindustani heritage, descended primarily from indentured laborers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India who developed a distinct Indo-Guyanese identity and linguistic tradition in Guyana. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Caribbean Hindustani is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Guyana
People Cluster: Hindi
Primary Language(s): Caribbean Hindustani (hns)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 32,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016364

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

88%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Caribbean Hindustani
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Hindustani, Sarnami Speakers

Media Resources in Caribbean Hindustani:

Films:
Title Link
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Caribbean Hindustani:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1997 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Caribbean Hindustani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hindi 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 Hindi:
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 Hindi of Guyana

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that those who don't know the good news of peace and salvation through Jesus Christ will have an opportunity to receive it. Pray that it will bring hope and healing to their souls.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Hindi Across Countries (ROP3 - 103789) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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14 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Hindi PG048753 Hindi South Korea 2,700 Unengaged and Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG010704 Hindi Singapore 12,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG024828 Hindi Panama 16,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG001227 Hindi Bhutan 17,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG016364 Hindi Guyana 32,500 Engaged yet Unreached Caribbean Hindustani Hinduism
Hindi PG020236 Hindi Malaysia 69,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG042473 Hindi France 95,500 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG000243 Hindi Germany 114,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG046411 Hindi Oman 130,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG022049 Hindi Myanmar 278,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Folk Hinduism
Hindi PG043407 Hindi Canada 289,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG000641 Hindi United Kingdom 737,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Hindi PG047203 Hindi United States 911,000 Engaged yet Unreached Hindi Hinduism
Indian Hindus PG042180 Indian Hindus South Africa 1,375,000 No Longer Unreached Hindi Hinduism

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

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