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Language: Naga, Ao

Estimated Global Speakers

235,000

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 *
	Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-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 *
Adi Minyong	India	28,000	28,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	17.76 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Bathudi	India	267,000	267,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhotia	India	133,000	133,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	3
Bhotia Sikkim	India	81,000	87,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	539,000	539,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	11
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chang	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Gangte	India	25,000	25,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.81 %	-1	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Hajang	India	87,000	105,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	2
Haomei	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Hojai	India	4,900	4,900	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.24 %	-1	-1 -
Idu	India	37,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.25 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	170,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	325,000	326,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	7
Kahha	India	62,000	62,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	72,000	83,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kol	India	2,050,000	2,053,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	41
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Kom	India	21,000	21,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	279,000	281,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Malto	India	221,000	255,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	64,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Miniyong	India	9,200	9,200	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	168,000	187,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	46,000	46,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.10 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	324,000	343,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	70.34 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	27,000	27,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rajwar	India	709,000	719,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	14
Rengma	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.80 %	-1	-1 -
Sangtam	India	89,000	89,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	285,000	285,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tikhir	India	8,900	8,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.02 %	-1	-1 -
Viswerna	India	4,300	4,300	●	Christianity	3 ●	96.51 %	-1	-1 -
Yimchungra	India	79,000	79,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	121,000	121,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 51						12 ●			352

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

Language Alternate Names
Ao
Aorr
Cholimi
Chongli (Chungli)
Chungli
Dordar (Yacham)
Hatigoria
Nowgong
Paimi
Uri
Yacham

Dialects
Ao Naga
Changki
Chongli
Dordar
Longla
Mongsen Khari

Dialect Alternate Names
Chungli
Yacham

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1883
New Testament	1929-1995
Complete Bible	1964-2021

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Ao	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Naga, Ao	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

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 updates.
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