Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MALI (MAITHILI)

Continent: Asia
Sub-Continent: Southern Asia
Country: India

Profile: The Mali (Maithili) of India have a population of 488,525. They are part of the Hindi people cluster. The global population of this people group is 8,799,332. Their primary language is Maithili. The primary religion practiced by the Mali (Maithili) is Hinduism, the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent. There are many forms of Hinduism, each with its own deities and beliefs. Their GSEC status is 1, which means this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.  

To learn more about this people group visit imb.org and type in People Group Number: 47904.