• 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 / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Idu-Mishmi - (clk)

Alternate Name(s): Chulikata Mishmi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

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Population: 17,000

Global Population: 17,000


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 17,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan 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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