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Language: Koya

Estimated Global Speakers

604,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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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	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Koya Dora	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	36,000	36,000	●	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	491,000	491,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Baiga	India	573,000	576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,155,000	6,162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Bathudi	India	229,000	229,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	9
Bhumia	India	159,000	159,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.98 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chenchu	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	1
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Didayi	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.52 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Gond Dorla	India	162,000	162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Gond Muria	India	689,000	689,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	14
Gond Rajgond	India	1,213,000	1,213,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
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
Jatapu	India	143,000	143,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	47,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	122,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.71 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kattunayakan	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharwar	India	569,000	578,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,630,000	1,636,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Koli Mahadev	India	1,679,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Kolowar	India	242,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	123,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	2
Kori	India	2,589,000	2,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Kotia	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
Koya Gonma	India	5,000	5,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	1
Koya Racha	India	32,000	32,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Rajulu	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Kui Dongria	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	213,000	213,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	125,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-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 -
Mahli	India	409,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Mandia	India	2,600	2,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.28 %	-1	1
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Manna Dhora	India	20,000	20,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Matia	India	203,000	241,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
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 -
Naikda	India	3,817,000	3,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	76
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhan	India	318,000	318,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Pentia	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rajwar	India	610,000	620,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	12
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Valmiki	India	72,000	72,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.28 %	-1	-1 -
Yenadi	India	649,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.84 %	-1	13
Yerukula	India	540,000	540,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 72						55 ●			906

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kff
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

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
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

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1882-1889
New Testament	1997-2021
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Koya
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels
General	Gospel website in this language
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)

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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