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Language: Naga, Sumi

Estimated Global Speakers

256,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Viswerna	India	3,700	3,700	●	Christianity	3 ●	96.51 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						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 *
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 -
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	1,263,000	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 -
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	240,000	242,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-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 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-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 -
Sangtam	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tikhir	India	7,600	7,600	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.02 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	256,000	256,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	5
Yimchungra	India	68,000	68,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	104,000	104,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 29						1 ●			5

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	nsm
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Dayang (Western Sumi)
Sema
Simi
Sumi
Sümi
Western Sumi

Dialects
Dayang
Dhyang
Lazemi
Sema Naga
Zhimomi
Zumomi

Dialect Alternate Names
Naga, Sema
Naga, Sumi
Western Sumi

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1928-1961
New Testament	1944-1960
Complete Bible	2000-2013

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Sumi
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Sumi Naga
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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