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Language: Pashto, Southern Find language

Population of Groups Speaking

9,206,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Afghani, general	Austria	36,000	77,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Afghani, general	Denmark	12,000	77,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Afghani, general	New Zealand	3,500	77,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ormuri	Afghanistan	3,000	3,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Afghanistan	8,933,000	9,146,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.02 %	0.02 %	179
Pashtun, Southern	Iran	156,000	9,146,000		1 ●	Islam	0.02 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun, Southern	Kazakhstan	600	9,146,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Norway	7,300	9,146,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	United Kingdom	48,000	9,146,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Southern	Ukraine	900	9,146,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tirahi	Afghanistan	5,400	5,400	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 11					11 ●				191

* 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	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	10,886,000	11,020,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	218
Awan	Pakistan	5,384,000	5,404,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	108
Baloch	Pakistan	7,894,000	7,953,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	158
Brahui	Pakistan	2,566,000	2,891,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	51
Brahui Sarawan	Pakistan	349,000	349,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Dehwar	Pakistan	61,000	61,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	32,757,000	33,296,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	655
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	253,000	256,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Jatt (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	622,000	622,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Lassi	Pakistan	190,000	190,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Lori	Pakistan	58,000	58,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun	Pakistan	25,403,000	28,580,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	508
Pashtun, Pathan	Sri Lanka	40,000	11,705,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,486,000	11,705,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	230
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	17,165,000	20,091,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	343
Sayyid	Pakistan	6,632,000	15,799,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	133
Shaikh	Pakistan	12,877,000	236,724,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	258
Totals: 17					17 ●				2,693

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	pbt
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Portions

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	2011
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	General Ministry Resources
Audio Recordings	Pashto Radio

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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