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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Saloi of India

The Saloi of India, numbering approximately 84,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Kamrup and Nalbari districts, Assam, divided into Mahapurusia followers of Sankardeva and Damodaria followers of Damodardeva. Agriculture remains primary, supplemented by weaving, livestock, and petty business. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Assamese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Assamese
Primary Language(s): Assamese (asm)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 84,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041831
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

99%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Assamese
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Assamese Speakers

Media Resources in Assamese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Assamese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Assamese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Saloi 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 Saloi:
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 Saloi of India

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Saloi Across Countries (ROP3 - 113496) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SaloiPG041831SaloiIndia84,500Engaged yet UnreachedAssameseHinduism

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