• PEOPLE NAME: PUROIK OF INDIA

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PEID: 49739

ROP: 113699

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Adi - (adi)

Alternate Name(s): Sulung, 'Sulung', Puroik, Sulun

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

Also found in: China

Population: 4,300

Global Population: 4,750


PEID: 49739

ROP: 113699

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Puroik of India, numbering 4,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,750 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Adi. The primary religion practiced by the Puroik is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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