The Kaibaratta of India

The Kaibaratta of India, numbering approximately 343,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a fishing and agricultural community of Bihar, Assam, and eastern India whose name derives from ka, meaning water, and vartta, meaning livelihood. In Assam they follow Vaishnavite Mahapurushia Dharma. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Angika is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Mallah
Primary Language(s): Angika (anp)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 343,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048242

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Angika
Language Family: Indo-European

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Angika Speakers

Media Resources in Angika:

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Bible Resources in Angika:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Angika bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kaibaratta 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 Kaibaratta:
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Pray specifically for the Kaibaratta of India

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Kaibaratta Across Countries (ROP3 - 118936) reported in the following countries:

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