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Language: Koya

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604,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Gandia Odisha	India	4,100	4,100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Koya Dora	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	42,000	42,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						3 ●			3

* 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 *
Andh	India	570,000	570,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	11
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	171,000	171,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Baiga	India	666,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	13
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	7,056,000	7,064,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	141
Bathudi	India	267,000	267,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhottada	India	539,000	539,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	11
Bhumia	India	185,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.98 %	-1	4
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Binjhal	India	160,000	160,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	208,000	215,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	255,000	797,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.88 %	-1	5
Chenchu	India	80,000	80,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.78 %	-1	2
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	22,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Didayi	India	14,000	14,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gond Dorla	India	188,000	188,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	4
Gond Muria	India	800,000	800,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	16
Gond Rajgond	India	1,409,000	1,409,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	28
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Halba	India	851,000	851,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	17
Hmar	India	114,000	114,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Jatapu	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	55,000	55,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	142,000	142,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.71 %	-1	3
Kandha Gauda	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kattunayakan	India	71,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,165,000	1,170,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	23
Kharwar	India	661,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Kisan	India	1,894,000	1,903,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	38
Kolah Lohara	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Koli Mahadev	India	1,952,000	1,979,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	39
Kolowar	India	281,000	281,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Konda Dhora	India	271,000	271,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	24,000	24,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	142,000	142,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	3
Kori	India	3,011,000	3,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	60
Kotia	India	62,000	62,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya Gonma	India	5,800	5,800	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	1
Koya Racha	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Rajulu	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Koya unspecified	India	764,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	15
Kui Dongria	India	193,000	193,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,545,000	1,553,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	248,000	248,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	145,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	18,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	150,000	150,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.07 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Mandia	India	3,000	3,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.28 %	-1	1
Mankirdia	India	2,800	2,800	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Manna Dhora	India	23,000	23,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Matia	India	237,000	263,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	5
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	51,000	51,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	4,193,000	4,199,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	84
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhan	India	369,000	369,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	7
Parja unspecified	India	384,000	384,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	8
Pentia	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rajwar	India	709,000	719,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	14
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	78,000	78,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	618,000	618,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Valmiki tribal	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Yenadi	India	777,000	777,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	16
Yerukula	India	623,000	623,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.76 %	-1	12
Totals: 72						56 ●			902

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kff
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Chintoor Koya
Dor Koi
Dora
Dora Koi
Dorla Koitur
Dorla Koya
Dorli (Chintoor Koya)
Godavari Koya
Gommu Koya
Gotte Koya
Jaganathapuram Koya (Godavari Koya)
Kavor
Kaya
Koa
Koi
Koi Gondi
Koitar
Korla
Koyato
Koyi
Malkangiri Koya
Podia Koya (Gotte Koya)
Raj Koya

Dialects
Chintoor Koya
Dorla
Dorli
Godavari
Jaganathapuram Koya
Koi
Malakangiri
Malkangiri Koya
Podia
Podia Koya
Raj
Rajkoya

Dialect Alternate Names
Chintoor
Dorli
Godavari Koya
Gommu Koya
Gondi: Dorla
Gondi: Raj
Gondi: Southern
Gondi: Southern Raj
Gotte Koya
Jaganathapuram Koya
Kavor
Kaya
Koa
Koi
Koi Gondi
Koi: Koya
Koitar
Koya
Koya: Dorli
Koya: Godavari
Koya: Malakanagiri
Koya: Malakangiri
Koya: Podia
Koyato
Koyi
Malakanagiri Koya
Podia Koya
Raj Koya
Raj Koya);
Southern Raj

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1882-1889
New Testament	1997-2016
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Koya	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Gospel website in this language	General / Other
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Koya	YouVersion Bibles

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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