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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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Pray for the Hindi of Guyana

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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:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Caribbean Hindustani:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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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

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

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 those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HindiPG048753HindiSouth Korea2,700Unengaged and UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG047203HindiUnited States911,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG046411HindiOman130,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG043407HindiCanada289,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG042473HindiFrance95,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
Indian HindusPG042180Indian HindusSouth Africa1,375,000No Longer UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG024828HindiPanama16,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG022049HindiMyanmar278,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk Hinduism
HindiPG020236HindiMalaysia69,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG016364HindiGuyana32,500Engaged yet UnreachedCaribbean HindustaniHinduism
HindiPG010704HindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG001227HindiBhutan17,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG000641HindiUnited Kingdom737,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HindiPG000243HindiGermany114,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism

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

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