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1,142,000

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Garo	Bangladesh	129,000	1,224,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	51.38 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Garo	Bhutan	900	1,224,000		5 ●	Christianity	43.00 %	37.00 %	-1 -
Garo	India	1,094,000	1,224,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	95.60 %	80.00 %	-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 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	India	69,000	73,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	21.53 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	19,000	19,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	37.55 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	157,000	157,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	231,000	231,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	495,000	496,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.62 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	31,000	32,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	8.57 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	146,000	146,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.69 %	-1	3
Barman	India	6,700	6,700	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	1
Bhil	India	16,812,000	17,269,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.76 %	-1	336
Bhumij	India	1,116,000	1,145,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	-1	22
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,577,000	1,577,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	203,000	205,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.92 %	-1	-1 -
Chaimal	India	600	600	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.31 %	-1	1
Chakhesang	India	156,000	156,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	684,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.83 %	-1	4
Chero	India	191,000	196,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.13 %	-1	4
Chin Mara	India	43,000	69,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	953,000	1,226,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	Bangladesh	128,000	1,226,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Galong	India	79,000	79,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	27.58 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	392,000	392,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,230,000	14,236,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.79 %	-1	285
Hajang	Bangladesh	18,000	92,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajang	India	74,000	92,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.96 %	-1	1
Hajang Banai	India	4,900	4,900	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.99 %	-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 -
Ho	India	1,071,000	1,139,000	●	1 ●	Unknown	2.37 %	-1	21
Hojai	India	4,200	4,200	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.38 %	-1	-1 -
Jamatia	India	83,000	88,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	8.95 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	145,000	157,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	277,000	278,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.67 %	-1	6
Kahha	India	53,000	53,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	744,000	756,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	31.87 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	Bangladesh	85,000	1,603,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	84.33 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,518,000	1,603,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.35 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,612,000	1,618,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	32
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	66,000	186,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.44 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	705,000	705,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,669,000	1,683,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.07 %	-1	33
Konda Dhora	India	232,000	232,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.00 %	-1	5
Konyak	India	239,000	241,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koya	India	781,000	781,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.81 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,832,000	1,837,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	149,000	197,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	91.05 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	India	6,719,000	6,753,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.25 %	-1	134
Lotha	India	177,000	177,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Magh	India	46,000	2,914,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.39 %	-1	1
Mizo Fanai	India	14,000	14,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	99.23 %	95.00 %	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.84 %	94.00 %	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,661,000	3,808,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.41 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	77.30 %	-1	-1 -
Naga Tangsa	India	15,000	83,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	62.53 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	151,000	169,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.60 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	52.92 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,444,000	4,607,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	52,000	52,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	2,400	7,900	●	3 ●	Christianity	74.11 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	369,000	371,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	5,190,000	6,871,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.53 %	-1	104
Santal	India	7,514,000	8,212,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	150
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	57,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	245,000	245,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Sherdukpen	India	3,500	3,800	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.74 %	-1	1
Tai Man	India	5,800	4,582,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	21.85 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	216,000	216,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	629,000	754,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Uchai	India	2,600	13,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	68.95 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 71					28 ●				1,190

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	grt
Written	Yes
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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
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


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


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Resource ▲	New	Link
Audio Recordings		Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings		Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings		Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video		God's Story Video
Film / Video		Jesus Film: view in Garo

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%