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Language: Naga, Sumi

Estimated Global Speakers

256,000

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 *
Sema	India	245,000	245,000	●	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 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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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Angami	India	157,000	157,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	231,000	231,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	497,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	156,000	156,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chang	India	65,000	65,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,241,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,094,000	1,222,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Haomei	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	145,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kahha	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,518,000	1,602,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	239,000	241,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	134,000	174,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	177,000	177,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Makwara	India	700	700	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.48 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	143,000	162,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	India	198,000	203,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.08 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	52,000	52,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	68,000	68,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Sangtam	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	216,000	216,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Tikhir	India	7,600	7,600	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.02 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	254,000	254,000	●	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: 30						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
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Sumi Naga

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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