Saint Lucia was once a British colony. When the abolished the slave trade in 1838, the British needed a new source of cheap labor. They found it by hiring indentured workers from India, one of their other colonies. These indentured workers came to Saint Lucia from 1959-93.
May 6, 2013 was the day people of East Indian descent celebrated Indian Arrival Day. They hope the government of Saint Lucia will make this an official yearly event. Each Indians in other Caribbean nations would like Indian Arrival Day to be celebrated in their countries.
East Indians in Saint Lucia have managed to retain Hindi as their language.
The East Indians in Saint Lucia are mainly Christian.
Like all other peoples of the world, the East Indians in Saint Lucia need to put Jesus first in their lives.
Pray for East Indian disciplers to make more disciples in Saint Lucia.
Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead them to the cross.
Scripture Prayers for the East Indian in Saint Lucia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo%E2%80%93Saint_Lucian
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | East Indian |
People Name in Country | East Indian |
Pronunciation | eest IN-dee-un |
Alternate Names | Ceylon Tamil; Tamil |
Population this Country | 5,200 |
Population all Countries | 114,000 |
Total Countries | 7 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 11678 |
ROP3 Code | 102818 |
ROP25 Code | 302261 |
ROP25 Name | East Indian |
Country | Saint Lucia | ||
Region | America, North and Caribbean | ||
Continent | North America | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Saint Lucia |
Region | America, North and Caribbean |
Continent | North America |
10/40 Window | No |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 6.00 %) |
70.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
15.00 %
|
Islam |
15.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Hindi (5,200 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Hindi (5,200 speakers) |
Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1818-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | RVA - Pixabay |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |