Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Munda-Santal

Language: Santhali - (sat)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Bangladesh

Also found in: Bhutan; India; Nepal

Population: 205,000

Global Population: 9,161,200

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Santal of Bangladesh, numbering 205,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Munda-Santal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 9,161,200 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Santhali. The primary religion practiced by the Santal is Protestant Christianity, an expression of Christian faith that emerged from the Protestant Reformation, a movement against what Protestants considered to be doctrinal errors in the Roman Catholic Church. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, ins

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