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1,142,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Garo	Bangladesh	126,000	1,239,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	51.38 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	Bhutan	800	1,239,000		Hinduism	2 ●	42.00 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,112,000	1,239,000	●	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 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	India	70,000	74,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.53 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	19,000	19,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	37.55 %	-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 -
Asur	India	32,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.57 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	149,000	149,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Barman	India	6,900	6,900	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
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
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,604,000	1,604,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	207,000	209,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.92 %	-1	-1 -
Chaimal	India	700	700	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.31 %	-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
Chin Mara	India	44,000	70,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	Bangladesh	125,000	1,295,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,022,000	1,295,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Galong	India	80,000	80,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.59 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	398,000	398,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,445,000	14,451,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.79 %	-1	289
Hajang	Bangladesh	18,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.96 %	-1	2
Hajang Banai	India	5,000	5,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	1
Halam	India	43,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,089,000	1,156,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.38 %	-1	-1 -
Jamatia	India	85,000	90,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.95 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	147,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	282,000	283,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.67 %	-1	6
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	761,000	773,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.62 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	Bangladesh	83,000	1,628,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.33 %	-1	-1 -
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
Koli Mahadev	India	1,698,000	1,712,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Konda Dhora	India	237,000	237,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konyak	India	243,000	245,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koya	India	795,000	795,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,863,000	1,868,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	178,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	180,000	180,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	47,000	241,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Mizo Fanai	India	15,000	15,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.23 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	574,000	576,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	45,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-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 -
Naga Tangsa	India	16,000	84,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.53 %	-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 -
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
Santal	India	7,723,000	8,405,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-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 -
Sherdukpen	India	3,600	3,800	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	1
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,599,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.85 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	220,000	220,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	641,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Uchai	India	2,600	13,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.95 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 71						26 ●			916

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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

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

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Resource ▲	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%

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The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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