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Population of Groups Speaking

858,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Baonuo	China	33,000	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.40 %	0.30 %	1
Bunu	China	425,000	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Bunuo	China	22,000	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Changpao	China	6,700	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dongnu	China	306,000	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Numao	China	2,300	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nunu	China	63,000	●	1 ●	Ethnic Religions	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 7				7 ●				20

* 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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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
	Totals: 0				0 ●				0

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bwx
Written	Unknown
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Language Alternate Names
Baonuo
Bunao
Bunu
Bunuo (Pu No)
Dongnu (Bunu)
Hong Yao
Hontou Longlin
Nao Khalo
Nao Klao
Naogelao (Baonuo)
Nau Klau
Nu Mhou
Numao (Hong Yao)
Po-Nau
Pounou
Pu No
Punu
Tung Nu

Dialects
Bunu Dahuaxian Yalong
Bunuo
Cingsui Longlin
Dongnu
Hongtou Longlin
Naogelao
Numao
Nunu

Dialect Alternate Names
Banu Dahuayalong
Banuyao
Bunu Yao
Cingsui
Cingsui Miao
Hmong: Cingsui
Hong Tou Miao
Hong Yao
Miao: Cingsui Longlin
Miao: Hongtou Longlin
Nao Klao
Nu Mhou
Pu No
Tung Nu
Yao: Bunu Dahuaxian Yalong


Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	Questionable translation need
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported


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Audio Recordings		Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video		Open the Doors See the Mountains (Indigitube.tv)

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%