The Andamanese of India

The Andamanese of India, numbering approximately 12,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a group of indigenous (aboriginal) peoples of the Andaman Islands, which are part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Andaman Creole Hindi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Andaman Creole Hindi (hca)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 12,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048896

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

40%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Andaman Creole Hindi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Andaman Hindi Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Andaman Creole Hindi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Andaman Creole Hindi bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Andamanese:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Andamanese of India

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.
readExodus 4:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will equip them with the words and wisdom to proclaim His message effectively.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Andamanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 111328) reported in the following countries:

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