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The Munda of India

The Munda of India, numbering approximately 2,895,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austroasiatic-speaking tribal group indigenous to northeastern India. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Munda is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Munda (unx)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 2,895,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041329
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

72%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Munda
Language Family: Bookkeeping

100%
%
Munda Speakers

Media Resources in Munda:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Munda:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Munda are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Munda:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Munda of India

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Munda Across Countries (ROP3 - 106893) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
MundaPG047315MundaUnited States2,800Engaged yet UnreachedMundaHinduism
MundaPG001192MundaBangladesh5,800No Longer UnreachedMundariRoman Catholicism
MundaPG006260MundaNepal9,100No Longer UnreachedMundaHinduism
MundaPG041329MundaIndia2,895,000No Longer UnreachedMundaHinduism

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