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1,062,000

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,587,000	1,587,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	India	2,700	2,700	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	Bhutan	500	61,000		1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	27.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	Nepal	4,800	61,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.72 %	-1	1
Totals: 5					3 ●				3

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Adi Gallong	India	19,000	19,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	37.55 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	25,000	25,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	16.51 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	14,000	14,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	30.52 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	499,000	500,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.62 %	-1	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	India	2,710,000	2,712,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	54
Barman	India	6,800	6,800	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	540,000	578,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhil	India	16,928,000	17,393,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.76 %	-1	339
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,153,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	3
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	6.02 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.23 %	-1	-1 -
Bori	India	3,400	3,400	●	3 ●	Christianity	78.58 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	205,000	207,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.92 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	685,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.83 %	-1	4
Chero	India	160,000	165,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	118,000	123,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	983,000	1,255,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	53,000	53,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.50 %	-1	1
Galong	India	80,000	80,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	27.58 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,101,000	1,231,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	95.60 %	80.00 %	-1 -
Gorait	India	11,000	12,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.97 %	-1	1
Hajang	India	74,000	92,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.96 %	-1	1
Halam	India	42,000	44,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.38 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	Bhutan	1,200	280,000		1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	279,000	280,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.67 %	-1	6
Kaibartta Jalia	India	406,000	686,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	8
Kanaura	India	53,000	53,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	121,000	124,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	2
Khasi	India	1,529,000	1,614,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.35 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,621,000	1,627,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	32
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	51,000	171,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.58 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	710,000	710,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.27 %	-1	14
Konyak	India	241,000	243,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	2,594,000	2,617,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,043,000	1,045,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.31 %	-1	21
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	183,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Lisu, Yobin	India	3,000	1,299,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.03 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	265,000	283,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	178,000	178,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	405,000	437,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.26 %	-1	8
Malto	India	190,000	226,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	46,000	243,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.39 %	-1	1
Miniyong	India	5,700	5,700	●	2 ●	Unknown	20.57 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.50 %	95.00 %	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	568,000	570,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.84 %	94.00 %	-1 -
Munda	India	3,688,000	3,835,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	77.30 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	152,000	171,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.60 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	52.92 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,474,000	4,637,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	2,500	8,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	74.11 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,940,000	6,622,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.46 %	-1	99
Sangtam	India	77,000	77,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,642,000	8,340,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	153
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tagin	India	63,000	63,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	12.11 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,582,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	21.85 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	634,000	759,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	256,000	256,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.71 %	-1	5
Yimchungra	India	68,000	68,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	105,000	105,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 77					31 ●				857

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	brx
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible

Language Alternate Names
Bara
Bodi
Bodo
Boroni
Kachari
Mache
Mech
Meche
Mechi
Meci

Dialects
Chote
Lower Assam
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

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

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bodo
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
General	Got Questions Ministry

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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