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Language: Karbi

Estimated Global Speakers

388,000

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 *
Arleng	Bangladesh	1,500	587,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Anal	India	26,000	26,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	666,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	13
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
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	255,000	797,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.88 %	-1	5
Chik Baraik	India	137,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	3
Chin Mara	India	51,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	11,000	11,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.36 %	-1	-1 -
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
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Hajang	India	87,000	105,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	2
Halba	India	851,000	851,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	17
Haomei	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	114,000	114,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,900	4,900	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.24 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	170,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	325,000	326,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	7
Kahha	India	62,000	62,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	880,000	904,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.44 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Korku	India	1,180,000	1,186,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	24
Korwa	India	522,000	526,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	10
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	150,000	150,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.07 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	310,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	6
Lotha	India	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Malakkuravan	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	3
Mizo	India	168,000	187,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	46,000	46,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.10 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	61,000	61,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	324,000	343,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	70.34 %	-1	-1 -
Poumai	India	150,000	150,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.80 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	115,000	115,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.29 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	285,000	285,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	6,700	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	298,000	298,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	6
Zeliang	India	121,000	121,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 57						21 ●			358

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	mjw
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Arleng Alam
Chingthang (Jynthong)
Jynthong
Karbi Karbak
Karbiarlong
Manchati
Mirlong
Nihang
Puta
Rengkhang
Rong Kethang (Rengkhang)
Rongkhang

Dialects
Amri
Chingthang
Mirlong
Rong Kethang

Dialect Alternate Names
Amri Karbi
Karbi: Amri
Mikir: Amri

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1911-1918
New Testament	1931-2003
Complete Bible	1952-2010

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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	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Karbi	Jesus Film Project
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Karbi	YouVersion Bibles
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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