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Language: Nyishi

Estimated Global Speakers

285,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bangni	India	800	800	●	Christianity	2 ●	45.01 %	-1	-1 -
Nishang	India	3,400	3,400	●	Christianity	3 ●	63.93 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	46,000	46,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.10 %	-1	-1 -
Nyishi	India	292,000	292,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.71 %	-1	-1 -
Pailibo	India	1,400	1,400	●	Christianity	3 ●	70.94 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 5						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	India	81,000	85,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.03 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	20,000	20,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	28,000	28,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	17.76 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	16,000	16,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.11 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Ramo	India	1,600	1,800	●	Unknown	2 ●	45.87 %	-1	-1 -
Aka	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.74 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Bharia Bhumia	India	374,000	374,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	7
Bhil unspecified	India	14,300,000	14,873,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	286
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Bokar	India	5,400	9,800	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.38 %	-1	-1 -
Bori	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	79.12 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	61,000	61,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Galong	India	94,000	94,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	457,000	471,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	9
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
Hill Miri	India	300	300	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.39 %	-1	-1 -
Idu	India	37,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.25 %	-1	-1 -
Jaunsari	India	109,000	109,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Khampti	India	20,000	29,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.89 %	-1	1
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Miniyong	India	9,200	9,200	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Miri	India	801,000	801,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.16 %	-1	16
Mishmi	India	3,900	3,900	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.02 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Momba	India	5,300	14,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Nocte	India	45,000	45,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	63.17 %	-1	-1 -
Padam	India	2,800	2,800	●	Unknown	2 ●	34.81 %	-1	-1 -
Parja unspecified	India	384,000	384,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	8
Pasi	India	1,200	1,200	●	Unknown	2 ●	10.38 %	-1	-1 -
Puroik	India	5,100	5,600	●	Unknown	2 ●	45.18 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	618,000	618,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Sherdukpen	India	4,100	4,300	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	1
Simong	India	3,000	3,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.87 %	-1	-1 -
Singpho	India	9,900	9,900	●	Buddhism	2 ●	5.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa	India	18,000	87,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.57 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Moglum	India	3,000	3,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	20.94 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Mossang	India	4,500	4,500	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.81 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Taisen	India	1,300	1,300	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.23 %	-1	-1 -
Tanu	India	51,000	51,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.66 %	-1	-1 -
Wancho	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	89.59 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 49						14 ●			575

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	njz
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bangni
Dafla
Daphla
Lel
Nil
Nishi
Nisi
Nissi
Nyising

Dialects
Aka Lel
Bangni
East Kameng
Nishang

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangni
Dafla
Daphla
Lel
Nishang
Nishi
Nisi
Nissi
Nyishi
Nyishi: East Kameng
Nyising

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1957-1982
New Testament	2002
Complete Bible	2016

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Nyishi	Jesus Film Project
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Nyishi	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Nyishi	Literacy & Evangelism International

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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