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Language: Naga, Sangtam

Estimated Global Speakers

73,000

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 *
	Sangtam	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-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 *
Aka	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.74 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	159,000	159,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-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 -
Christian	India	1,253,000	1,583,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,105,000	1,235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,385,000	14,391,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	288
Hojai	India	4,200	4,200	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	63,000	74,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kom	India	18,000	18,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	241,000	243,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Korku	India	1,045,000	1,047,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	452,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Makwara	India	700	700	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.48 %	-1	-1 -
Mawasi	India	110,000	110,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nocte	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	63.17 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,489,000	4,651,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	69,000	69,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	100,000	100,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,666,000	8,362,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	988,000	991,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	247,000	247,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	534,000	534,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Tikhir	India	7,700	7,700	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.02 %	-1	-1 -
Viswerna	India	3,700	3,700	●	Christianity	3 ●	96.51 %	-1	-1 -
Yimchungra	India	69,000	69,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 32						4 ●			320

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	nsa
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Central Sangtam
Isachanure
Lophomi
Northern Sangtam
Pirr (Northern Sangtam)
Purr (Southern Sangtam)
Sangtam
Southern Sangtam
Thukumi (Central Sangtam)

Dialects
Kizare
Phelongre
Photsimi
Pirr
Purr
Sangtam Naga
Thukumi

Dialect Alternate Names
Central Sangtam
Naga, Sangtam
Northern Sangtam
Southern Sangtam

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1944-1950
New Testament	1963-1982
Complete Bible	1995

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Sangtam
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Sangtam Naga Bible
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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