• PEOPLE NAME: IDU OF INDIA

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PEID: 42162

ROP: 112269

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Idu-Mishmi - (clk)

Alternate Name(s): Chulikata Mishmi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

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Population: 17,500

Global Population: 17,500


PEID: 42162

ROP: 112269

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Idu of India, numbering 17,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Idu-Mishmi. The primary religion practiced by the Idu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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