• PEOPLE NAME: KOLAM OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Northwestern Kolami - (kfb)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk Hinduism

Country: India

Also found in:

Population: 312,000

Global Population: 312,000


PEID: 41588

ROP: 112608

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Kolam of India, numbering 312,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Northwestern Kolami. The primary religion practiced by the Kolam is Folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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