• PEOPLE NAME: KANIKKAR OF INDIA

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PEID: 42048

ROP: 112421

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Kanikkaran - (kev)

Alternate Name(s): Kanikaran, Kanikkaran, Kani

Primary Religion: Hinduism - Folk Hinduism

Country: India

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Population: 35,000

Global Population: 35,000


PEID: 42048

ROP: 112421

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Kanikkar of India, numbering 35,000, are No Longer 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 Kanikkaran. The primary religion practiced by the Kanikkar is Folk Hinduism, characterized by local traditions and cults of local deities worshiped at the community level.


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