Paliyan in India

The Paliyan have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

This Scheduled Tribe lives in the southern parts of India where they once gather goods from the forest to sell. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers who ate mainly yams.


Where Are they Located?

This people group lives in the southernmost parts of India's states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Their original language is related to Malayalam, the language of Kerala.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today these people sell forest products such as honey. Some are wage laborers. They often live in the hills where they are vulnerable to attacks by other communities. Many have been driven out of their traditional homeland by encroachers.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Paliyan people practice Hinduism, but it is blended with their traditional beliefs which involve appeasing various spiritual forces.


What Are Their Needs?

These people need protection from those who are taking away their livelihood and their homeland.


Prayer Points

Pray for gospel workers to catch a vision for reaching the Paliyan people for Jesus and that in God's sovereign timing their hearts would be open and ready to follow Him.
Pray for Jesus movements to bless extended Paliyan families so the gospel will spread rapidly among this people group.
Pray for the spiritual lives of the Paliyan people to become fruitful as they follow Christ.
Pray for the lives and culture of the Paliyan people to evidence the rule and reign of the Kingdom of God as they open to the gospel, and for the beauty of Jesus to be seen in them.


Scripture Prayers for the Paliyan in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paliyan


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Paliyan
People Name in Country Paliyan
Alternate Names पालियान
Population this Country 12,000
Population all Countries 12,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17885
ROP3 Code 113365
ROP25 Code 306457
ROP25 Name Paliyan
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 2
Largest States
Tamil Nadu
8,600
Karnataka
3,400
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 2
  Tamil Nadu 8,600
  Karnataka 3,400
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
100.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Tamil (12,000 speakers)
Language Code tam   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Tamil (12,000 speakers)
Language Code tam   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Tamil

Primary Language:  Tamil

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1714-1956)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1715-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1727-2024)
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YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
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Amazon
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National Bible Societies
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Audio Recordings Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Audio Recordings Online Audio Scripture Talking Bibles
Audio Recordings Recorded oral Bible Oral Bibles
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Following Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Tamil Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Rivka video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
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General Bible for Children Bible for Children
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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