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Language: Bhili

Estimated Global Speakers

4,227,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bhil Dubla	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	3
Bhil Mina	India	108,000	108,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.11 %	-1	2
Damor	India	94,000	94,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	2
Totals: 3						3 ●			7

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	208,000	208,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Anal	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Andh	India	491,000	491,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	573,000	576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,155,000	6,162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Baori	India	386,000	386,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Barda	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.62 %	-1	1
Bavcha	India	4,800	4,800	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Bhaina	India	74,000	74,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bharia Bhumia	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhattra	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.88 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhil	Pakistan	494,000	17,403,000	●	Islam	1 ●	3.26 %	-1	10
Bhil Aher	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Bhil Barela	India	1,001,000	1,001,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	20
Bhil Dhanka	India	81,000	81,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	2
Bhil Gametia	India	58,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	1
Bhil Kataria	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Bhil Mankar	India	228,000	228,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.64 %	-1	5
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	India	500,000	500,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	10
Bhil Nihal	India	329,000	329,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	7
Bhil Paware	India	104,000	104,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	2
Bhil Rathia	India	84,000	84,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	2
Bhil Tadvi	India	469,000	469,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	9
Bhil Vasave	India	1,176,000	1,176,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	24
Bhotia	India	114,000	114,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhotia Sikkim	India	84,000	90,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhumia	India	159,000	159,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.98 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.06 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chaudhari, tribal	India	304,000	304,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	6
Chodhara	India	8,700	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,796,000	2,852,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanka	India	421,000	424,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dhanwar	India	64,000	64,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Dhodia	India	683,000	692,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	14
Dubla	India	680,000	681,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	5
Gamit	India	457,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.34 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	393,000	405,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Gond Maria	India	1,520,000	1,520,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Gond Nagawasi	India	152,000	152,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	3
Hakki Pikki	India	25,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	1
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Irular	India	225,000	225,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	4
Jat (Hindu traditions)	India	19,213,000	19,359,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	384
Jaunsari	India	93,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kathodi	India	314,000	314,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	6
Kattunayakan	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	420,000	421,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	569,000	578,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kokna	India	1,085,000	1,085,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	22
Kol	India	1,765,000	1,768,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Koli Dhor	India	413,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	8
Koli Mahadev	India	1,679,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Koli Malhar	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	6
Kolowar	India	242,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Korku	India	1,043,000	1,045,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Nahal	India	113,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	450,000	453,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kotwal	India	99,000	99,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,499,000	18,825,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	370
Lohara	India	267,000	285,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	5
Majhi	India	121,000	202,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	187,000	203,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Marma	India	47,000	277,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	110,000	110,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Meena	India	4,655,000	4,655,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	93
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,817,000	3,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	76
Naikda Kapadia	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Padharia	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Pao	India	59,000	59,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	318,000	318,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Pardhi	India	365,000	381,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Patelia	India	120,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Pomla	India	1,500	1,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.40 %	-1	1
Rathawa	India	654,000	662,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Rongmei	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Sahariya	India	866,000	870,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	17
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saonta	India	4,200	4,200	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Soligar	India	6,300	6,300	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thakkar	India	586,000	596,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Thoti, tribal	India	5,100	5,100	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Tipera	India	687,000	829,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.58 %	-1	-1 -
Varli	India	1,248,000	1,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.42 %	-1	25
Vitholia	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.96 %	-1	-1 -
Yenadi	India	649,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.84 %	-1	13
Yerukula	India	540,000	540,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 116						92 ●			2,380

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bhb
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Anarya (Pahadi)
Baglani
Bhagoria
Bhil
Bhilbari
Bhilboli
Bhilla
Bhilodi
Kotali (Kotvali)
Kotvali
Kotwalia
Lengotia
Nahari (Baglani)
Pahadi
Patelia
Vil

Dialects
Ahiri
Akrani
Anarya
Banaswara
Baori
Barel
Bhilodi
Bhilori
Bhim
Charani
Chodhri
Chodia
Dahod
Dehawali
Dubli
Gamti
Girasia
Habura
Jhabua
Konkani
Kotali
Kotvali
Labani
Magra Ki Boli
Mauchi
Nahari
Naikdi
Panchali
Pardhi
Pawri
Ranawat
Rani Bhil
Rathvi
Sikalgar
Siyalgir
Valvi
Wagdi

Dialect Alternate Names
Baglani
Bhili
Bhili: Akrani
Bhili: Anarya
Bhili: Banaswara
Bhili: Dahod
Bhili: Dehawali
Bhili: Jhabua
Bhili: Magra Ki Boli
Bhili: Mauchi
Bhili: Ranawat
Bhili: Siyalgir
Bhili: Valvi
Bhili: Wagdi
Bhiloudi
Dehavali
Kotvali
Kotwalia
Mandalwad
Mauchi Bhili
Mawchi
Pahadi
Patela
Vagdi
Valvi
Vasave

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1916-1996
New Testament	1930
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bhili
Film / Video	The Way Home
General	Gospel resources links (Scripture Earth)

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%

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