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Language: Lepcha

Estimated Global Speakers

64,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

Audio Bible

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Rongkup	Bhutan	3,000	86,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rongkup	India	78,000	86,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	25.66 %	-1	-1 -
Rongkup	Nepal	4,500	86,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	3.56 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						2 ●			2

* 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 *
Adi	India	81,000	85,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.03 %	-1	-1 -
Anal	India	26,000	26,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Bhote	Nepal	15,000	15,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	-1	1
Bhotia	India	133,000	133,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	3
Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,100	87,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhotia Sikkim	India	81,000	87,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	61,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Gurung Ghale	Nepal	25,000	25,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	6.40 %	-1	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepal	586,000	722,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	5.00 %	-1	-1 -
Kami	Bhutan	800	1,508,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kami	India	108,000	1,508,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.39 %	-1	2
Koya unspecified	India	764,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	15
Marma	India	54,000	289,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Newah	India	188,000	1,664,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.01 %	-1	4
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Rai	Nepal	689,000	836,000	●	Other / Small	2 ●	5.56 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Tamang	Nepal	1,708,000	1,980,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	6.60 %	-1	-1 -
Thakuri	Nepal	473,000	511,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.57 %	-1	9
Tipera	India	800,000	943,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.52 %	-1	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	India	149,000	582,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.60 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 23						12 ●			239

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	lep
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Lapcha
Lapche
Nünpa
Rong
Róng
Rongke
Róngkup
Rongpa
Róng-ríng

Dialects
Ilammu
Rengjongmu
Tamsangmu

Dialect Alternate Names

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1845-1989
New Testament	1989
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	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Lepcha	Jesus Film Project
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

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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