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Language: Boro

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1,144,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	6,500	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.35 %	-1	1
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	India	3,100	3,100	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	Bhutan	400	71,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	India	64,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	Nepal	5,500	71,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Totals: 6						4 ●			4

* 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 Gallong	India	20,000	20,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	28,000	28,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	17.76 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	16,000	16,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.11 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	India	3,119,000	3,121,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	62
Barman	India	7,900	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	647,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	13
Bhil unspecified	India	14,300,000	14,873,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	286
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Binjhal	India	160,000	160,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Birhor	India	24,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.63 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	17,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.06 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	13,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bori	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	79.12 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	240,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.75 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	255,000	797,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.88 %	-1	5
Chero	India	185,000	194,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	137,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	3
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	61,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Galong	India	94,000	94,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gorait	India	12,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Hajang	India	87,000	105,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	2
Halam	India	49,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	114,000	114,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,900	4,900	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.24 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	170,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	Bhutan	1,100	326,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	325,000	326,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	7
Kanaura	India	62,000	62,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	151,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	72,000	83,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,894,000	1,903,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	38
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	59,000	95,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Konyak	India	279,000	281,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	3,011,000	3,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	60
Korku	India	1,180,000	1,186,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	24
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lisu Yobin	India	3,500	1,326,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.03 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	150,000	150,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.07 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	310,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	6
Lotha	India	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	95,000	95,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Malto	India	221,000	255,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	54,000	289,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Miniyong	India	9,200	9,200	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	168,000	187,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	174,000	191,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	46,000	46,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.10 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	61,000	61,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	324,000	343,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	70.34 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	27,000	27,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,921,000	6,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	98
Sangtam	India	89,000	89,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	285,000	285,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tagin	India	72,000	72,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	11.88 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	6,700	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	800,000	943,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.52 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	298,000	298,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	6
Yimchungra	India	79,000	79,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	121,000	121,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 77						30 ●			686

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	brx
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bara
Bodi
Bodo
Boroni
Kachari
Mache
Mech
Meche
Mechi
Meci

Dialects
Chote
Lower Assam
Mech
Meche
South Bank Assam

Dialect Alternate Names
Bara
Bodi
Bodo
Bodo: Chote
Bodo: Mech
Bodo: Meche
Bodo: South Bank Assam
Boro
Boro: Lower Assam
Boroni
Boronimeche
Kachari
Mache
Machi
Mech
Meche
Mechi
Meci

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1906-1961
New Testament	1938-1991
Complete Bible	1981

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Virtual Storehouse
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

Resource Directories
Scripture Earth
Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bodo	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video	Magdalena video	Jesus Film Project
General	Biblical answers to your questions	Got Questions Ministry
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Gospel website in this language	General / Other
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Boro	Literacy & Evangelism International

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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