People Groups Lists Language:  Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken

Language:  Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken

Population of Groups Speaking

18,443,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

29

Scripture Status

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab Sri Lanka 5,100 496,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab India 2,400 496,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab Pakistan 5,500 496,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Arab, Iranian Iran 1,442,000 1,442,000 ● Islam ● 0.30 % 0.29 % 29
Arab, Iraqi United Arab Emirates 51,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Algeria 4,700 16,842,000 Islam ● 0.70 % 0.70 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Australia 70,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Belgium 6,700 16,842,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Canada 38,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Cyprus 2,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Denmark 21,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Finland 7,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi France 33,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Germany 5,100 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Italy 2,200 16,842,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 1
Arab, Iraqi New Zealand 2,700 16,842,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.40 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Spain 900 16,842,000 Islam ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Sweden 93,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % 2
Arab, Iraqi United Kingdom 43,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,045,000 16,842,000 ● Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 321
Arab, Iraqi Kuwait 19,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Lebanon 27,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.60 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Netherlands 6,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.60 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Norway 33,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 12.00 % 0.50 % -
Arab, Iraqi Syria 55,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Arab, Iraqi Turkey 112,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 2
Arab, Iraqi United States 126,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 1.60 % 0.20 % 3
Arab, Iraqi Yemen 39,000 16,842,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Arab, Marsh Iraq 45,000 45,000 ● Islam ● 0.40 % 0.20 % 1
  Totals:  29           28 ●     380
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Aka India 11,000 11,000 ● Hinduism ● 26.74 % -
Anal India 22,000 22,000 ● Christianity ● 98.17 % -
Angami India 157,000 157,000 ● Christianity ● 98.67 % -
Baiga India 569,000 572,000 ● Hinduism ● 0.22 % 11
Bhotia India 114,000 114,000 ● Buddhism ● 4.90 % 2
Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000 89,000 ● Buddhism ● 4.44 % 2
Bhumij India 1,116,000 1,145,000 ● Hinduism ● 1.02 % 22
Byari (Beary) India 453,000 453,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Chang India 65,000 65,000 ● Christianity ● 98.94 % -
Chero India 158,000 163,000 ● Hinduism ● 0.15 % 3
Chiru India 9,200 9,200 ● Christianity ● 98.36 % -
Gond India 14,247,000 14,253,000 ● Hinduism ● 0.87 % 285
Halba India 728,000 728,000 ● Hinduism ● 0.30 % 15
Kachari Sonwal India 278,000 279,000 ● Hinduism ● 2.68 % 6
Khiamniungan India 62,000 73,000 ● Christianity ● 99.29 % -
Kisan India 1,621,000 1,627,000 ● Hinduism ● 1.67 % 32
Korwa India 448,000 450,000 ● Hinduism ● 1.09 % 9
Lotha India 177,000 177,000 ● Christianity ● 99.22 % -
Mahli India 406,000 437,000 ● Hinduism ● 2.23 % 8
Mandaean Iran 24,000 68,000 ● Other / Small ● 2.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mandaean, Sabean Iraq 31,000 68,000 ● Other / Small ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Maring India 27,000 27,000 ● Christianity ● 97.88 % -
Mizo Lushai India 563,000 565,000 ● Christianity ● 98.84 % -
Moghal India 1,745,000 3,097,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Munda India 3,665,000 3,810,000 ● Hinduism ● 19.36 % -
Oraon India 4,446,000 4,607,000 ● Hinduism ● 26.44 % -
Pashtun, Pathan India 11,419,000 11,637,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 228
Santal India 7,592,000 8,281,000 ● Hinduism ● 5.77 % -
Sayyid India 7,819,000 17,132,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
Sayyid Pakistan 8,015,000 17,132,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 160
Shaikh India 85,376,000 234,920,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 1708
Shaikh Pakistan 13,327,000 234,920,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 267
Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,186,000 4,317,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 64
Varli India 1,241,000 1,246,000 ● Hinduism ● 1.42 % 25
  Totals:  34           22 ●     3,049
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Status
Living
Ethnologue Code acm
Written Yes
Bible Translation New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Arabi
Arabic
Arabic, Iraqi Baghdadi
Baghdadi
Furati
Iraqi Arabic
Mesopotamian Gelet Arabic
Mesopotamian Qeltu Arabic
North Syrian Arabic

Dialects
Anatolian Cluster
Baghdadi
Euphrates Cluster
Khuzestan
Khuzistani Arabic
Syrian Šāwi

Dialect Alternate Names
'Arabi
Arabic, Iraqi
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken
Arabic, Mesopotamian: Baghdadi
Arabic, Mesopotamian: Khuzestan
Arabic: Baghdadi
Baghdadi Arabic

Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions Yes
New Testament 2005
Complete Bible None Reported

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Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing)
 
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Audio Recordings Arabic Bibles Online
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings General Ministry Resources
Audio Recordings General Ministry Resources
Audio Recordings Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken
Film / Video Stories of the Prophets - Music Video - David Psalm 23
Film / Video The Lamp on the Stand
Film / Video The Lost Coin (Eng Sub)
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