Mannewar Gond in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

Their name is related to forest dwellers. The Mannewar Gonds are a scheduled tribe of Maharashtra who speak Telugu.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They work mostly as day laborers with some working in agriculture. Women help with providing for their families. They are not vegetarians. The Mannewar Gonds have cousin and uncle-niece marriages. They have a traditional community council to look after them. In the towns and cities they make use of programs that help them economically.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Mannewar Gonds practice Hinduism, the ancient religion of India. Hinduism is a catch-all phrase for the local religions of South Asia, so it is very diverse. At the popular level, Hindus worship and serve the gods of the Hindu pantheon. They visit Hindu temples and offer prayers, food, flowers, and incense to their gods in hopes of gaining protection and benefits. They do not have a personal or familial relationship with their gods like Christians or Jews. There are other Hindus who are much more philosophical, especially among the Brahmins.


What Are Their Needs?

The Mannewar Gonds need the abundant blessings offered by Jesus Christ so their communities can be transformed socially and spiritually.


Prayer Points

Pray that the council leaders come to Jesus Christ and lead their community into a movement to Christ. Pray for spiritual hunger that will lead them to the foot of the cross. Pray for workers.


Scripture Prayers for the Gond Mannewar in India.


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Gond Mannewar
People Name in Country Gond Mannewar
Natural Name Mannewar Gond
Alternate Names Mana; Mannewar; गोंद माननेवर
Population this Country 53,000
Population all Countries 53,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 21031
ROP3 Code 117882
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
Maharashtra
31,000
Madhya Pradesh
22,000
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
  Maharashtra 31,000
  Madhya Pradesh 22,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.11 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
0.93 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
94.90 %
Islam
0.19 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
3.87 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Gondi, Adilabad (17,000 speakers)
Language Code wsg   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 7
Secondary Languages
Gondi, Northern
13,000
Marathi
13,000
Hindi
3,600
Telugu
200
Korwa
90
Bhatri
30
Primary Language Gondi, Adilabad (17,000 speakers)
Language Code wsg   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 7
Secondary Languages
  Gondi, Northern 13,000
  Marathi 13,000
  Hindi 3,600
  Telugu 200
  Korwa 90
  Bhatri 30
People Groups Speaking Gondi, Adilabad
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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