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Language: Naga, Mao

Estimated Global Speakers

108,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Illemei	India	96,000	96,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
	Totals: 1						0 ●			0

* 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 *
Aimol	India	3,000	3,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.39 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Barman	India	6,800	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chang	India	65,000	65,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	9,200	9,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.36 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,076,000	1,144,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,630,000	1,636,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Kom	India	18,000	18,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	240,000	242,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koren	India	1,900	1,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.04 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	2,589,000	2,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,499,000	18,825,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	370
Lamkang	India	7,900	7,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.18 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	409,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Maramei	India	28,000	28,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.90 %	-1	-1 -
Maring	India	27,000	27,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	55,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	India	15,000	15,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.23 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	40,000	137,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,200	7,400	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	India	200,000	205,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.08 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Paite Simte	India	7,900	7,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.61 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhi	India	365,000	381,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Poumai	India	129,000	129,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	69,000	69,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Sirte	India	2,800	2,800	●	Christianity	3 ●	88.98 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thangal	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.62 %	-1	-1 -
Yimchungra	India	68,000	68,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-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: 67						15 ●			823

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	nbi
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Emela
Imemai
Maikel
Mao
Memi
Sopfomo
Sopvoma
Sopwama
Southern Angami
Spowama

Dialects
Mao Naga
Paomata

Dialect Alternate Names

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1945-1947
New Testament	1960-2001
Complete Bible	1995-2001

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Mao
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)

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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