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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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:
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Pray specifically for the Andamanese of India

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

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

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