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Language: Tibetan, Central

Population of Groups Speaking

1,948,000

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Keji	China	2,600	2,600	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lama	India	700	2,300	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan	Bhutan	4,500	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan	Canada	9,600	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan	India	100,000	1,112,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.28 %	-1	2
Tibetan	Sweden	1,000	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan Gtsang	Bhutan	900	769,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan Gtsang	China	768,000	769,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.01 %	15
Tibetan, Bhotia	Nepal	2,600	1,112,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan, Boyu	China	4,400	4,400	●	Ethnic Religions	1 ●	0.60 %	0.60 %	1
Tibetan, Central	China	952,000	1,112,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.04 %	0.03 %	19
Tibetan, Central	Switzerland	8,200	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	1
Tibetan, Central	Taiwan	2,000	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	1
Tibetan, Central	United States	27,000	1,112,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	1
Tibetan, Nghari	China	64,000	64,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 15						15 ●			48

* 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 *
Adi	India	69,000	73,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.03 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	18,000	18,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Pasi	India	3,000	3,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.98 %	-1	-1 -
Aka	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.74 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	32,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.47 %	-1	-1 -
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhotia	India	114,000	114,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,200	90,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhotia Sikkim	India	84,000	90,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,400	3,400	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	India	117,000	118,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	2
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	205,000	207,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.91 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chero	India	159,000	164,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Choni	China	172,000	172,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	5
Galong	India	81,000	81,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Gurung Ghale	Nepal	22,000	22,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepal	511,000	630,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	5.00 %	-1	-1 -
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,076,000	1,144,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Idu	India	32,000	42,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.25 %	-1	-1 -
Jamatia	India	84,000	89,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.95 %	-1	-1 -
Jaunsari	India	93,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kanaura	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	1
Khas	India	65,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.02 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lahaula	India	2,900	6,100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Lamkang	India	7,900	7,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.18 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mangrik	India	23,000	66,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
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
Millang	India	4,100	4,100	●	Unknown	2 ●	35.76 %	-1	-1 -
Miniyong	India	8,000	8,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	40,000	137,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,200	7,400	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Newah	Nepal	1,284,000	1,455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	26
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongkup	India	75,000	82,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	25.65 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sherpa	Nepal	107,000	162,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.22 %	-1	2
Swangla	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tangsa Roerah	India	1,500	1,500	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.34 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tharu	India	456,000	2,146,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	9
Tipera	India	687,000	829,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.58 %	-1	-1 -
Yakha	Nepal	24,000	30,000	●	Other / Small	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Yimchungra	India	68,000	68,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	104,000	104,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 63						25 ●			831

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bod
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Aba (Batang)
Anshuenkuan Nyarong
Batang
Bhokha
Bhotia
Bod
Bod Skad
Byokha
Central Tibetan
Dartsemdo (Tatsienlu)
Dbus
Dbusgtsang
Deqing Zang
Diaspora Tibetan
Dru
Gtsang (Lhasa)
Hanniu
Lhasa
Lhasa Tibetan
Lhasa, Tibetan
Mngahris (Ngari)
Nganshuenkuan (Anshuenkuan Nyarong)
Ngari
Panakha-Panags
Paurong
Phoke
Pohbetian
Poke
Skad
Tatsienlu
Tebilian
Tibate
Tibetan
Tsang
U
Utsang
Wei
Weizang
Zang
Zang Wen

Dialects
Aba
Bhotia
Classical
Colloquial
Dartsemdo
Dbus
Deqin
Deqinxian
Diaspora
Domme
Gtsang
Kongbo
Lhasa
Literary
Media
Mngahris
Nepali
Nganshuenkuan
Qinghai
Spitti
Tuth Valley
Weixi
Xiaozhongdian

Dialect Alternate Names
Amdo: Qinghai
An duo
Bhokha
Bhotia
Bhotia: Tuth Valley
Bhotiya
Central Tibetan
Central Tibetan: Nepali
Dbus
Dbusgtsang
Deqing
Domme
Hsifan
Khamba: Deqin
Khamba: Deqinxian
Lhasa
Ngari
Phoke
Pohbetian
Spiti
Tebilian
Tibate
Tibetan, Central: Classical
Tibetan, Central: Literary
Tibetan, Central: Media
Tibetan, Deqen
Tibetan, Khams: Deqin
Tibetan, Zhongdian
Tibetan: An duo
Tibetan: Central
Tibetan: Colloquial
Tibetan: Deqin
Tibetan: Domme
Tibetan: Spiti
Tibetian
Tibetian: Spitti
Tsang
U
Wei
Weizang
Zang
Zang: An duo
Zang: Deqing
Zang: Weixi
Zang: Xiaozhongdian

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1862-1991
New Testament	1885-1973
Complete Bible	1948-1983

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Father's Love Letter
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Creation to Christ
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Good News for You
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Tibetan, Central
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels
Film / Video	Phim
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
Film / Video	The Hope Video
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: པོད་སྐད་ - Tibetan
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	Tools for faith conversations

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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