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Estimated Global Speakers

388,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arleng	Bangladesh	900	505,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.63 %	-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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Adi Padam	India	14,000	14,000	●	2 ●	Unknown	30.52 %	-1	-1 -
Anal	India	23,000	23,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	160,000	160,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	235,000	235,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	582,000	585,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.22 %	-1	12
Bhumij	India	1,137,000	1,165,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.00 %	-1	23
Binjhal	India	139,000	139,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	181,000	187,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.45 %	-1	4
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,604,000	1,604,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	160,000	160,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	220,000	679,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.83 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	119,000	124,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.34 %	-1	2
Chin Mara	India	44,000	70,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	9,300	9,300	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.40 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,022,000	1,295,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	53,000	53,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.50 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,112,000	1,239,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,445,000	14,451,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.79 %	-1	289
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.96 %	-1	2
Halba	India	739,000	739,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	99,000	99,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.38 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	147,000	158,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	282,000	283,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.67 %	-1	6
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	761,000	773,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	31.62 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,545,000	1,628,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	India	9,700	9,700	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.20 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	717,000	717,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.27 %	-1	14
Korku	India	1,054,000	1,056,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	453,000	455,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.09 %	-1	9
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	185,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	91.24 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	128,000	128,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	268,000	286,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	180,000	180,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.26 %	-1	8
Malakkuravan	India	21,000	21,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.43 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	111,000	111,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.01 %	-1	2
Mizo	India	146,000	165,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.50 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	574,000	576,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	41,000	136,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.94 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,726,000	3,870,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.76 %	-1	1
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	77.29 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	40,000	40,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	52.92 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,519,000	4,678,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	2,500	7,800	●	3 ●	Christianity	74.11 %	-1	-1 -
Poumai	India	130,000	130,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	374,000	376,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	70,000	70,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	101,000	101,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	994,000	997,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	249,000	249,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,599,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	21.85 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	259,000	259,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.71 %	-1	5
Zeliang	India	106,000	106,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 58					22 ●				429

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	mjw
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Arleng Alam
Chingthang (Jynthong)
Jynthong
Karbi Karbak
Manchati
Mirlong
Nihang
Puta
Rengkhang
Rong Kethang (Rengkhang)
Rongkhang

Dialects
Amri
Chingthang
Rong Kethang

Dialect Alternate Names
Amri Karbi
Karbi: Amri
Mikir: Amri

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

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Karbi
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Karbi Holy Bible
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

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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Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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