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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Illemei	India	96,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	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 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	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aimol	India	3,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.39 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	159,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.68 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	497,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	19.55 %	-1	-1 -
Barman	India	6,800	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.49 %	-1	1
Bhumij	India	1,120,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.94 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	137,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	3
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,580,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	157,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chang	India	65,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.04 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	9,200	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.45 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	871,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,096,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	95.60 %	80.00 %	-1 -
Gond	India	13,982,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.82 %	-1	280
Hajang	India	74,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.96 %	-1	1
Hmar	India	98,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,074,000	●	1 ●	Unknown	2.35 %	-1	21
Kahha	India	53,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	744,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	31.92 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,523,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	83.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,612,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.68 %	-1	32
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.20 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	702,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	1.27 %	-1	14
Kom	India	18,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	240,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koren	India	1,900	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.04 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	287,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.90 %	-1	6
Kui Khond	India	1,835,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	9.09 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	153,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,702,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.05 %	-1	354
Lamkang	India	7,900	●	3 ●	Christianity	95.18 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	177,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	399,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	2.28 %	-1	8
Maramei	India	28,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.90 %	-1	-1 -
Maring	India	27,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	54,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	27.34 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	144,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.49 %	95.00 %	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	India	14,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	99.23 %	95.00 %	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	562,000	●	5 ●	Christianity	98.79 %	94.00 %	-1 -
Monpa	India	44,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.98 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,200	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,665,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	20.34 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	3.76 %	-1	1
Naga	India	19,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	76.64 %	-1	-1 -
Naga, Kacha	India	67,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Naga, Poumai	India	129,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Naga, Tangkhul	India	199,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.08 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,427,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	26.40 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Paite Simte	India	7,900	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.61 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhi	India	354,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.06 %	-1	7
Pawi	India	53,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Puram	India	300	●	3 ●	Christianity	86.38 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	369,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	68,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	99,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	92.19 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,409,000	●	1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	-1	148
Saora	India	982,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	15.59 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	●	2 ●	Hinduism	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	245,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Sirte	India	2,800	●	3 ●	Christianity	88.60 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,800	●	2 ●	Buddhism	21.97 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	217,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thangal	India	3,900	●	3 ●	Christianity	97.62 %	-1	-1 -
Yimchungra	India	68,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	104,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Zou	India	25,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	99.43 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 68				17 ●				901

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	nbi
Written	Yes
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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	2001


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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%