Kuvi Khond Kui in Bangladesh


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

The Kui people are a people with an immense sense of community. Many Kui are located in Kandhamal Disctrict, Odisha. A smaller number live in Bangladesh. They have subgroups including the Kuvi Khond Kui.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Kuvi Khond Kui are early risers tending to their crops and animals. Many ritualistically worship many statues of Hindu gods. They often fear their gods who require sacrifice or will cause punishment. They live in huts made from a mixture of dung and mud with thatched roofs. They cook over open flames. Families all live in one room and those who are wealthier may have one charpi or rope twined bed. There is no indoor plumbing or running water. Their education is brief and many children are illiterate. They have very few material possessions.


What Are Their Beliefs?

There are Kuvi Khone Kui Christian believers in Bangladesh, but most remain Hindu. The worship of Jaganath and Kali deeply blinds the unbelievers.


What Are Their Needs?

Currently, women in these tribes have not had the chance to get trained in the word of God. There is a great need to equip the saints with solid teaching so they might further penetrate their Hindu surrounding culture. Pastors need discipleship tools and biblical materials that they will understand.


Prayer Points

The believers choose obedience to Christ at great cost. Pray for laborers to be thrust into this field.
Pray for the Lord to guide and protect Khond Kui disciples in Bangladesh.
Pray for the Lord to protect them from spiritual counterfeits.


Scripture Prayers for the Kui, Kuvi Khond in Bangladesh.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Kui Khond
People Name in Country Kui, Kuvi Khond
Natural Name Kuvi Khond Kui
Alternate Names Desaya; Dongria; Jatapu; Kandh; Kandha; Khond; Kodho; Kodi; Koduhu; Kodulu; Kond; Kondh; Kondh Sitha; Kondpan; Kondu; Kui; Kuttiya; Nanguli; Samantha; Samanthal; Tikir; Tikiria; Yemity Khond; कुई खोंद
Population this Country 8,100
Population all Countries 1,579,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 19065
ROP3 Code 115211
ROP25 Code 304171
ROP25 Name Kondh
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 3
Largest States
Sylhet
7,900
Rangpur
100
Khulna
100
Country Bangladesh
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 26  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 3
  Sylhet 7,900
  Rangpur 100
  Khulna 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
3.07 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
96.17 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.76 %
* From latest Bangladesh census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Kuvi (5,800 speakers)
Language Code kxv   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
Sylheti
2,000
Bengali
300
Primary Language Kuvi (5,800 speakers)
Language Code kxv   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
  Sylheti 2,000
  Bengali 300
People Groups Speaking Kuvi
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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