People group profile · PG042039
The Kudiya of India
The Kudiya of India, numbering about 4,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Dravidian tribal people of the Western Ghats spanning Karnataka and Kerala, traditionally toddy-tappers organized into some sixteen clans, most of whom have shifted from their own Kudiya tongue to Kodava, Tulu, Kannada, or Malayalam.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Hinduism, and they primarily speak Kudiya.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 4,900
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Kudiya (kfg)
- Primary religion
- Folk Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Karnataka: Dakshina, Kannada, and Kodagu districts; Kerala: Kannur, and Kasargod districts; Tamil Nadu state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kudiya are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kudiya
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Hinduism · Hinduism
99% adherents
Primary language
Kudiya · Dravidian family
74% speak Kudiya
Gospel resources in Kudiya
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kudiya
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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