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The Kavuthiyan of India

The Kavuthiyan of India, numbering approximately 31,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached.
They are described as an occupational caste of barbers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu who speak Malayalam and Tamil respectively. The Kavuthiyan traditionally serve the Tiyan and other communities, with women historically working as midwives.
They are an Indigenous people in the Malayali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc.
Malayalam is their primary language and Hinduism is their primary religion.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Kavuthiyan are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Kavuthiyan 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.

No longer Unreached

The Kavuthiyan 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.

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