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Bodo of India

Photo source: Rev. T. Kampu

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Map source: Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
1,556,000	Bodo	Hinduism	9.70 %	Unknown	Not available		2.1

Bodo of India

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Geography

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31 (, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Population in Country:

1,556,000

Largest States:

Assam (1,476,000)	West Bengal (31,000)
Arunachal Pradesh (20,000)	Nagaland (12,000)
Meghalaya (5,400)	Manipur (100)
Delhi (100)	Andhra Pradesh (80)
Punjab (70)	Mizoram (70)

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Peoples ^[3]

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People Name in Country:

Bodo

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Baro	Bodi
Boro	Boro Kachari
Dimafisia	Kachari
Koirat	Mache
Mech

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Population in Country:

1,556,000

Population all Countries:

Ethnicity

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MSY50s

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Language

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Primary Language:

(1,477,000 Speakers)

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Secondary Languages:

Assamese (106,000)	Bengali (21,000)
Kachari (11,000)	Hindi (1,600)
Adi (1,100)	Garo (900)
Miri (600)	Naga, Ao (600)
Santali (400)	Khasi (400)
Note: Only 10 largest secondary languages listed

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.12 %
Christianity	9.70 %	(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	90.06 %
Islam	0.03 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.09 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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2.1

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1961

New Testament:

1991

Complete Bible:

1981

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bodo
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Scripture	World Scriptures

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