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1,062,000

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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)	India	1,604,000	1,604,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	India	2,700	2,700	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	Bhutan	400	61,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	Nepal	4,600	61,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	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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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Adi Gallong	India	19,000	19,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	37.55 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	26,000	26,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	16.51 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	14,000	14,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.52 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	160,000	160,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	235,000	235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.63 %	-1	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	India	2,739,000	2,741,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	55
Barman	India	6,900	6,900	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	550,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhil	India	17,097,000	17,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	342
Bhumij	India	1,137,000	1,165,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	23
Binjhal	India	139,000	139,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.02 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.23 %	-1	-1 -
Bori	India	3,400	3,400	●	Christianity	3 ●	78.58 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	207,000	209,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.92 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	160,000	160,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	220,000	679,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.83 %	-1	4
Chero	India	162,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	119,000	124,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,022,000	1,295,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Galong	India	80,000	80,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.59 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,112,000	1,239,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gorait	India	11,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.97 %	-1	1
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.96 %	-1	2
Halam	India	43,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.38 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	147,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	Bhutan	1,100	283,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	282,000	283,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.67 %	-1	6
Kaibartta Jalia	India	410,000	685,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	8
Kanaura	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	122,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	2
Khasi	India	1,545,000	1,628,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	63,000	74,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,637,000	1,643,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.68 %	-1	33
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	51,000	169,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	717,000	717,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Konyak	India	243,000	245,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	2,618,000	2,640,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,054,000	1,056,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	178,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Lisu Yobin	India	3,000	1,313,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.03 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	268,000	286,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	180,000	180,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.26 %	-1	8
Malto	India	192,000	227,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	47,000	241,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Miniyong	India	5,700	5,700	●	Unknown	2 ●	20.57 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	146,000	165,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.50 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	574,000	576,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,726,000	3,870,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.29 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	153,000	172,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	40,000	40,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	52.92 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,519,000	4,678,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	2,500	7,800	●	Christianity	3 ●	74.11 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	374,000	376,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,992,000	6,638,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.46 %	-1	100
Sangtam	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,723,000	8,405,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	994,000	997,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	249,000	249,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tagin	India	64,000	64,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	12.11 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,599,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.85 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	641,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	259,000	259,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	5
Yimchungra	India	69,000	69,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	106,000	106,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 77						30 ●			712

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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
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)
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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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