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Language: Dimasa

Estimated Global Speakers

74,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

Audio Bible

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Barman	India	6,800	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kachari Dimasa	Bangladesh	12,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 2						2 ●			2

* 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 *
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	India	2,708,000	2,710,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	54
Barman	Bangladesh	72,000	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	1
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhotia Sikkim	India	84,000	90,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	280,000	281,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	6
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	47,000	277,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Meena	India	4,655,000	4,655,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	93
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	264,000	282,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.86 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,951,000	6,647,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	99
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 33						11 ●			600

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	dis
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Dimasa Kachari
Grao Dima
Grau Dima
Hills Kachari
Magrau

Dialects
Dembra
Dijuwa
Hariamba
Hasao
Hawar
Humri
Semsa
Walgong

Dialect Alternate Names

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1905-1908
New Testament	2005-2008
Complete Bible	None Reported

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

Format ▲	Resource
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Dimasa
General	Gospel resources links (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Dimasa New Testament

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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