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Language: Garo

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1,092,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Garo (A-chik Mande)	Bangladesh	92,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.78 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	Bhutan	800	1,193,000		Christianity	2 ●	42.11 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 3						0 ●			0

* 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	India	69,000	73,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.03 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	18,000	18,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
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 -
Asur	India	32,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.47 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Barman	India	6,800	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	205,000	207,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.91 %	-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
Chero	India	159,000	164,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chin Mara	India	44,000	70,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	Bangladesh	139,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Galong	India	81,000	81,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	393,000	405,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Hajang	Bangladesh	18,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Hajang Banai	India	5,000	5,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	1
Halam	India	42,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,076,000	1,144,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Jamatia	India	84,000	89,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.95 %	-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
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,630,000	1,636,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	51,000	88,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,679,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konyak	India	240,000	242,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
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 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	47,000	277,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Mizo Fanai	India	15,000	15,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.23 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	150,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.13 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	264,000	282,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.86 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,951,000	6,647,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	99
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Sherdukpen	India	3,500	3,700	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	1
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa	India	15,000	84,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.57 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	687,000	829,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.58 %	-1	-1 -
Uchoi	India	2,600	12,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.95 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 69						25 ●			906

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	grt
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
A'beng (A'bengya)
A'bengya
A'chick (A'chik)
Achik
A'chik
Am'beng
A'we
Brak
Chibok
Chisak
Dual
Garrow
Mande
Mandi
Matchi

Dialects
A’beng
A’chick
Abeng
A'beng
A'chick
Assam
A'we
Bangladesh
Chibok
Chisak
Dacca
Dual
Ganching
Kamrup
Matchi

Dialect Alternate Names
Achick: Chibok
Achick: Dual
Achik
Achik: Dual
Dual
Garo
Garo: Abeng
Garo: A'chick
Garo: Achik
Garo: Assam
Garo: Bangladesh
Garo: Chibok
Garo: Dual
Garo: Meghalaya
Garo: Standard
Garrow
Mande
Meghalaya

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1887-2003
New Testament	1894-1987
Complete Bible	1924-1994

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Format ▲	Resource
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
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Garo
General	Gospel resources links (Scripture Earth)
General	Gospel website in this language
General	Gospel website in this language
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file from Faith Comes By Hearing
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store

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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