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Population

108,000

Main Language

Naga, Mao

Largest Religion

Christianity 99.22%

Christian

99.22% *

Evangelical

Unknown

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

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Sources: People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.

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People Name General	Illemei
People Name in Country	Illemei
Alternate Names	Imemei; Mao; Mao Naga; Memi; Spowama; इल्लेमे
Population this Country	108,000
Population all Countries	108,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	3 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	17451
ROP3 Code	112856

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - Naga
People Group	Illemei

Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - Naga
People Group	Illemei
Ethnic Code	CNN25

Geography

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Continent

Yes

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Persecution Rank

11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Total States on file

Largest States

Manipur 107,000	Nagaland 600	Assam 600
Meghalaya 300	Delhi 70	Uttar Pradesh 20
West Bengal 10	Chandigarh 10	Andhra Pradesh 10
Arunachal Pradesh 10

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South Asia Peoples

Country	India
Region	Asia, South
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States	10
	Manipur 107,000
	Nagaland 600
	Assam 600
	Meghalaya 300
	Delhi 70
	Uttar Pradesh 20
	West Bengal 10
	Chandigarh 10
	Andhra Pradesh 10
	Arunachal Pradesh 10
Website	South Asia Peoples

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.14 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	99.22 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.21 %
Islam	0.25 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.01 %
Unknown	0.16 %
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Languages

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Primary Language

Naga, Mao (94,000 speakers)

Language Code

nbi Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages
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Naga, Maram 600	Naga, Khezha 500	Meitei 200
Hindi 200	Naga, Inpui: Naga, Kabui 200	Chin, Thado 90
Naga, Tangkhul (India) 50	English 40	Nepali 20
Khandesi	Kodava	Naga, Liangmai
Mizo	Naga, Yimchungru	Zo

Primary Language	Naga, Mao (94,000 speakers)
Language Code	nbi Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	16
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
	Naga, Maram 600
	Naga, Khezha 500
	Meitei 200
	Hindi 200
	Naga, Inpui: Naga, Kabui 200
	Chin, Thado 90
	Naga, Tangkhul (India) 50
	English 40
	Nepali 20
	Khandesi 10
	Kodava 10
	Naga, Liangmai 0
	Mizo 0
	Naga, Yimchungru 0
	Zo 0
People Groups	Speaking Naga, Mao

Resources

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Primary Language: Naga, Mao

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1945-1947)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1960-2001)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1995-2001)

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Mao	Jesus Film Project
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth

Sources

Photo Source	(Representative photo) Copyrighted © 2024 Isudas All rights reserved. Used with permission
Map Source	People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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