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Estimated Global Speakers

214,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Malto	Bangladesh	35,000	227,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.88 %	-1	1
	Totals: 1					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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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Anal	India	23,000	23,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Bhil	India	17,083,000	17,583,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.76 %	-1	342
Bhotia Sikkim	India	85,000	91,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.45 %	-1	2
Bhuiya	India	2,025,000	2,038,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.19 %	-1	40
Bhunjia	India	27,000	28,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhia	India	181,000	187,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.45 %	-1	4
Chakma	India	220,000	678,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	4.83 %	-1	4
Christian	India	992,000	1,269,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.74 %	-1	3
Gond	India	14,424,000	14,430,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.79 %	-1	288
Ho	India	1,088,000	1,155,000	●	1 ●	Unknown	2.37 %	-1	22
Juang	India	48,000	48,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	1
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.04 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	1
Kharia	India	761,000	773,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	31.62 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	574,000	583,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,636,000	1,642,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	33
Kui Khond	India	1,861,000	1,866,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.22 %	-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 -
Mahali	India	83,000	83,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	409,000	440,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.26 %	-1	8
Malto	India	192,000	227,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	27.36 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,722,000	3,866,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	153,000	172,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.60 %	-1	3
Oraon	India	4,515,000	4,674,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Parenga	India	12,000	12,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.12 %	-1	1
Parhaiya	India	36,000	39,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.69 %	-1	1
Parja	India	497,000	497,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.33 %	-1	10
Rajwar	India	590,000	599,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.14 %	-1	12
Rongkup	India	76,000	83,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	25.68 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,712,000	8,394,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	154
Saora	India	993,000	996,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	16.70 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jadu	India	18,000	18,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	39.08 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	India	26,000	26,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	27.95 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Khotto	India	18,000	18,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	39.13 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	India	24,000	24,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	29.25 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	68,000	68,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Saur	India	170,000	170,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.02 %	-1	3
Shabar	India	538,000	538,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 42					24 ●				952

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

Language Alternate Names
Dehri
Mad
Mader
Mal
Mal Pahariya
Maler
Malpaharia
Malti
Malto
Maltu
Manlati
Mar
Marpaharia
Maw
Mawdo
Mawer
Mawer Nondi
Paharia
Parsi

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Dialect Alternate Names

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1994
New Testament	Yes
Complete Bible	2018

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mal Paharia

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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