| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Country Population |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Loi | India | 86,000 | 86,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Manipuri, Ponna | Myanmar (Burma) | 12,000 | 1,467,000 | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.70 % | 1.50 % | 1 | |
|
|
Meitei | Bangladesh | 20,000 | 1,467,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.33 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Meitei | India | 1,435,000 | 1,467,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.07 % | -1 | 29 |
|
|
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) | India | 198,000 | 198,000 | ● | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 |
|
|
Meitei Bishnupriya | India | 1,300 | 1,300 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
|
Meitei Kshatriya | India | 119,000 | 119,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.92 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Meitei Panan | India | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
|
Meitei Thanga | India | 118,000 | 118,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.95 % | -1 | 2 |
|
|
Thoubalkonou | India | 1,400 | 1,400 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
| Totals: 10 | 10 ● | 44 |
Language: Meitei Find language
Estimated Global Speakers
1,973,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
10
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Not Available
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Aimol | India | 3,000 | 3,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.39 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Anal | India | 22,000 | 22,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.17 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Bhotia | India | 114,000 | 114,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.90 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Bhotia Sikkim | India | 83,000 | 89,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.44 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,579,000 | 1,579,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.21 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Brahmin | India | 58,787,000 | 62,714,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | -1 | 1176 |
|
Chakhesang | India | 156,000 | 156,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.27 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Chakma | India | 217,000 | 680,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.91 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Christian | India | 1,241,000 | 1,565,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Deori | India | 52,000 | 52,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.50 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Garo | India | 1,094,000 | 1,222,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.60 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Haomei | India | 66,000 | 66,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.28 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Hmar | India | 98,000 | 98,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.87 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Illemei | India | 96,000 | 96,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.22 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Jew, South Asian | India | 6,000 | 6,900 | ● | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Kharam | India | 1,100 | 1,100 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.13 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Khasi | India | 1,518,000 | 1,602,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.53 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Kom | India | 18,000 | 18,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.93 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Koren | India | 1,900 | 1,900 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.04 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Kuki Chin | India | 134,000 | 174,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 91.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Lamkang | India | 7,800 | 7,800 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.18 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Lotha | India | 177,000 | 177,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.22 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Maring | India | 27,000 | 27,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.88 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Mizo | India | 143,000 | 162,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 563,000 | 565,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.84 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Naga | India | 19,000 | 19,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 77.40 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 198,000 | 203,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.08 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Paite (Christian traditions) | India | 80,000 | 80,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.76 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Paite Simte | India | 7,800 | 7,800 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.61 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Poumai | India | 128,000 | 128,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Rabha | India | 368,000 | 370,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.26 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Rongkup | India | 75,000 | 82,000 | ● | Buddhism | 2 ● | 25.65 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Rongmei | India | 99,000 | 99,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 92.21 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Santal | India | 7,592,000 | 8,281,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.77 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Shabar | India | 529,000 | 529,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.07 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Shaikh | India | 85,376,000 | 234,920,000 | ● | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | -1 | 1708 |
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,711,000 | 7,802,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 154 |
|
Thadou | India | 216,000 | 216,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.89 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Thangal | India | 3,900 | 3,900 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 97.62 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Tiwa | India | 254,000 | 254,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.71 % | -1 | 5 |
|
Vaiphei | India | 46,000 | 54,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.23 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Zeliang | India | 104,000 | 104,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 93.66 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Zou | India | 25,000 | 93,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 99.43 % | -1 | -1 - |
| Totals: 43 | 9 ● | 3,053 |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | mni |
| Written | Yes |
| Bible Translation | Complete Bible |
| Progress Scale | ● |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Chakpa |
| Hindu Meitei |
| Kathe |
| Kathi |
| Loi (Chakpa) |
| Manipuri |
| Manipuri Muslim |
| Meetei |
| Meeteilon |
| Meitei Manipuri |
| Meiteilon |
| Meiteiron |
| Meithe |
| Meithei |
| Menipuri |
| Mitei |
| Mithe |
| Panal |
| Panan |
| Pangal |
| Pangal (Manipuri Muslim) |
| Pangan (Pangal) |
| Pang-gan |
| Ponna |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Loi |
| Mahato |
| Manipuri |
| Pangal |
| Pangan |
| Pang-gal |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Bishnupria: Manipuri |
| Bishnupriya |
| Bishnupuriya |
| Bisna Puriya |
| Chakpa |
| Kathe |
| Kathi |
| Manipuri |
| Manipuri Muslim |
| Meitei: Pangal |
| Meiteilon |
| Meiteiron |
| Meithe |
| Meithei |
| Meithei: Bishnupuriya |
| Menipuri |
| Mitei |
| Mithe |
| Muslim |
| Panal |
| Panan |
| Pangal: Muslim |
| Ponna |
| Tsimpshean |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1820-1995 |
| New Testament | 1827-1996 |
| Complete Bible | 1984-2019 |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Not Available |
| Resource Repositories |
|---|
| Language Archives |
| Linguist List |
| Scripture Earth |
| SIL Resources |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / Portions |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Meitei |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Gospel website in this language |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Father's Love Letter |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
