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Language: Pashto, Southern

Population of Groups Speaking

12,235,000

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 *
Ormuri	Afghanistan	3,300	3,300	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Barech	Pakistan	35,000	50,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Kakar	Pakistan	1,151,000	1,637,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
Pashtun Kasi	Pakistan	45,000	45,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Tarin	Pakistan	711,000	741,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Pashtun, Southern	United Arab Emirates	147,000	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun, Southern	Afghanistan	9,881,000	10,284,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	198
Pashtun, Southern	Iran	162,000	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun, Southern	Kazakhstan	600	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Norway	7,500	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Tajikistan	34,000	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Turkmenistan	1,500	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	United Kingdom	49,000	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Ukraine	900	10,284,000		Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tirahi	Afghanistan	5,900	5,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 15						15 ●			251

* 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 *
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	9,830,000	9,964,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	197
Awan	Pakistan	5,229,000	5,249,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	105
Baloch	Pakistan	7,380,000	7,439,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	148
Barech	Pakistan	2,800	2,800	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahui	Pakistan	2,268,000	2,623,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	45
Brahui Sarawan	Pakistan	512,000	512,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Christian	Pakistan	277,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dehwar	Pakistan	49,000	49,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	28,827,000	29,863,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	577
Jatt (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	626,000	626,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Lassi	Pakistan	143,000	143,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Lori	Pakistan	55,000	55,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun	Pakistan	26,061,000	29,661,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	521
Pashtun Abakhel	Pakistan	135,000	135,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Aka Khel	Pakistan	46,000	46,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Babai (Babi)	Pakistan	35,000	45,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Durrani	Pakistan	521,000	539,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Pashtun Ghilzai	Pakistan	530,000	569,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	11
Pashtun Gigiani	Pakistan	128,000	128,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Harifal	Pakistan	49,000	49,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Jafar	Pakistan	18,000	18,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Kharoti	Pakistan	111,000	111,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pashtun Luni	Pakistan	52,000	52,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Pani (Babilzai)	Pakistan	169,000	169,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Shirani	Pakistan	137,000	137,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Tarkani	Pakistan	448,000	448,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Pashtun, Pathan	Sri Lanka	41,000	11,695,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,482,000	11,695,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	230
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	14,406,000	17,352,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	288
Sayyid	Pakistan	5,354,000	14,530,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	107
Shaikh	Pakistan	10,559,000	223,464,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	211
Totals: 31						30 ●			2,508

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	pbt
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Portions
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Language Alternate Names
Afghan
Durani
Kandahar Pashto
Pakhtoo
Pakhtu
Paktu
Pashtu
Pushto
Pushtu
Qandahar Pashto
Quetta-Kandahar Pashto
Southwestern Pashto

Dialects
Baluchi
Kabuli
Kandahar Pashto
Quetta Pashto
Southeastern Pashto
Southern
Southwestern Pashto
Western

Dialect Alternate Names
Afghan
Afghani
Dari: Kabuli
Pakhtoo
Pakhtu
Paktu
Pashto
Pashto: Kabuli
Pashtu: Baluchi
Pashtu: Kabuli
Pashtu: Southern
Pushto
Pushtu
Qandahar Pashto
Quetta-Kandahar Pashto

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1971-2011
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	General Ministry Resources
Audio Recordings	Pashto Radio
Film / Video	God's Love Story
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Pashto, Southern
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	The Prophets' Story
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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