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Language: Kyrgyz

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5,826,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Kyrgyz	Afghanistan	1,300	5,801,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyrgyz	Canada	1,100	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.15 %	1
Kyrgyz	China	241,000	5,801,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.18 %	5
Kyrgyz	Italy	900	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.09 %	1
Kyrgyz	Kyrgyzstan	4,804,000	5,801,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.09 %	96
Kyrgyz	Korea, South	5,100	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Kyrgyz	United States	17,000	5,801,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyrgyz	Kazakhstan	32,000	5,801,000	●	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.40 %	1
Kyrgyz	Russia	105,000	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	2
Kyrgyz	Tajikistan	71,000	5,801,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kyrgyz	Turkey	1,700	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	1
Kyrgyz	Turkmenistan	1,500	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	1
Kyrgyz	Ukraine	1,000	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	1
Kyrgyz	Uzbekistan	518,000	5,801,000		Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	10
Turk, Meskhetian	Kyrgyzstan	24,000	281,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 15						15 ●			124

* 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 *
Armenian	Kyrgyzstan	800	6,276,000		Christianity	4 ●	93.03 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Azerbaijani	Kyrgyzstan	21,000	10,046,000		Islam	1 ●	1.01 %	0.00 %	1
Balkar	Kyrgyzstan	1,400	117,000		Islam	1 ●	2.03 %	0.00 %	1
Bashkir	Kyrgyzstan	900	1,711,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chechen	Kyrgyzstan	1,700	1,728,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dungan	Kyrgyzstan	74,000	152,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
German	Kyrgyzstan	8,200	66,447,000		Christianity	3 ●	61.99 %	2.00 %	-1 -
Karachai	Kyrgyzstan	1,700	253,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	36,000	15,888,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.10 %	1
Korean	Kyrgyzstan	17,000	81,131,000		Buddhism	5 ●	26.34 %	16.00 %	-1 -
Romani, Domari	Kyrgyzstan	600	3,554,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Russian	Kyrgyzstan	345,000	133,795,000		Christianity	4 ●	62.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Tajik	Kyrgyzstan	58,000	10,080,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.09 %	1
Tatar	Kyrgyzstan	27,000	6,364,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.42 %	0.04 %	1
Turk	Kyrgyzstan	45,000	63,833,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Turkmen	Kyrgyzstan	5,100	8,047,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ukrainian	Kyrgyzstan	9,900	36,945,000		Christianity	4 ●	77.99 %	3.80 %	-1 -
Uyghur	Kyrgyzstan	59,000	12,453,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Uzbek, Northern	Kyrgyzstan	964,000	31,315,000	●	Islam	1 ●	0.18 %	0.18 %	19
Totals: 19						14 ●			32

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kir
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Kara
Kara-Kirgiz
Ke’erkez
Ke'erkez
Kirghiz
Kirghizi
Kirgiz
Kyrgyz tili
Kyrgyzcha
Northern Kyrgyz
Southern Kyrgyz

Dialects
China
Kyrgyz
Southern Kirgiz

Dialect Alternate Names
Bahasa Kirgiz
Keerkezi
Keerkezi yu
Kirghiz: Northern Kirgiz
Kirghiz: Southern Kirgiz
Kirgisisch
Kirgizisch; Kirgizstan
Kirguis
Kyrgyz: China
Kyrgyz: Northern Kyrgyz
Northern Kirgiz
Northern Kyrgyz
Quirguiz
Southern Kyrgyz

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1982-2016
New Testament	1991-2005
Complete Bible	1991-2011

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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	Greater Grace
Film / Video	Greater Grace (EngSub)
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kyrgyz
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
Film / Video	Rivka (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
Film / Video	The Prophets' Story
General	Got Questions Ministry
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file from FCBH
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Comic Book Version (SuperBible)
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	Tools for faith conversations

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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