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Language: Pashto, Northern Find language

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21,123,000

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Attar	Pakistan	600	600	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bashkar	Pakistan	179,000	179,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Domal	Pakistan	9,900	23,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nilabi	Pakistan	800	800	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun	Pakistan	27,312,000	30,618,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	546
Pashtun, Northern	United Arab Emirates	391,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Pashtun, Northern	Afghanistan	2,687,000	30,618,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.01 %	0.01 %	54
Pashtun, Northern	Australia	8,900	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Canada	1,400	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Chile	4,800	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Denmark	12,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	France	39,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Malaysia	6,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Germany	39,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	New Zealand	1,800	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Russia	5,500	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Turkmenistan	2,300	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	United Kingdom	54,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	United States	51,000	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun, Northern	Uzbekistan	2,700	30,618,000		1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	100	5,900	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Wotapuri-Katarqalai	Afghanistan	3,400	3,400	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 22					22 ●				630

* 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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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	11,704,000	11,839,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	234
Awan	Pakistan	5,789,000	5,809,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	116
Bafinda	Pakistan	119,000	133,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Baghban (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	269,000	287,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Baloch	Pakistan	8,488,000	8,548,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	170
Banjara (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	100,000	267,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	584,000	586,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Bashgali	Pakistan	17,000	17,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	4,900	12,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	171,000	360,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Bodla	Pakistan	19,000	19,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahui	Pakistan	2,759,000	3,098,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	55
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	19,000	22,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Changar	Pakistan	363,000	369,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Chitrali	Pakistan	29,000	39,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dangarik	Pakistan	24,000	24,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhund	Pakistan	700,000	710,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	50,000	489,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gakkhar	Pakistan	58,000	58,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gandhila	India	7,300	7,300	●	1 ●	Hinduism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gardi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,800	2,100	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,449,000	3,474,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	49
Hajam	Pakistan	2,271,000	4,697,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	45
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	35,218,000	35,762,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	704
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	487,000	489,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	222,000	222,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	6,787,000	8,189,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	136
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,402,000	8,189,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	28
Khattar	Pakistan	103,000	103,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kumangar	Pakistan	1,300	2,200	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	53,000	61,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,179,000	2,832,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	44
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	419,000	508,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	18,000	626,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mewati (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	965,000	1,802,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Moghal	Pakistan	1,322,000	3,131,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Nuristani Narisati	Pakistan	4,100	145,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Maliar	Pakistan	709,000	709,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,591,000	11,807,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	232
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	18,454,000	21,405,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	369
Rajput Awan	Pakistan	70,000	81,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	790,000	801,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	16
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	546,000	854,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	11
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	247,000	251,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Sayyid	Pakistan	7,130,000	16,342,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	143
Shaikh	Pakistan	13,845,000	235,591,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	-1	277
Shaikh Qureshi	Pakistan	500,000	8,682,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Shin	Pakistan	36,000	36,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	366,000	397,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Sudhan	Pakistan	212,000	233,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	India	3,219,000	4,344,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	64
Tanaoli	Pakistan	714,000	714,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	3,081,000	3,097,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	62
Teli (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,961,000	4,683,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	59
Ulema (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	282,000	287,000	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Yidghal	Pakistan	8,700	8,700	●	1 ●	Islam	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 56					56 ●				3,005

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	pbu
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Afghan
Afghan Pashto, Eastern
Eastern Afghan Pashto
Khogyani
Northwestern Pakhto
Pakhto
Pakhtoo
Pakhtoon
Pakhtu
Pakhtun
Paktu
Pashto, Yusufzai
Pashtoon
Pashtu
Passtoo
Pushto
Pusto
Sharqi
Yousafzai Pashto
Yusufzai Pashto

Dialects
Dera Ismail Khan
Durani
Ghilzai
Khatak
Marwat
Ningraharian Pashto
Northeastern Pashto
Northern
Northwestern

Dialect Alternate Names
Afghan
D.i.k.
Kohat
Northwestern Pakhto
Pakhto
Pakhtoo
Pakhtu
Paktu
Pashto Hazaragi
Pashto Northern
Pashto Northern (Yousaf zai)
Pashto, Eastern: Khatak
Pashto, Eastern: Marwat
Pashto, Eastern: Yusufzai
Pashto, Northern: Northeast
Pashto, Northern: Northwestern Pakhto
Pashto: Eastern
Pashtu
Pashtu, Northwestern
Pashtu: D.I.K.
Pashtu: Dera Ismail Khan
Pashtu: Kohat
Pashtu: Marwat
Pashtu: Yusuf Zai
Passtoo
Peshawar
Pushto
Pushtu
Pusto
Yousafzai Pashtu
Yusuf Zai
Yusufzai
Yusufzai Pashto

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1824-2010
New Testament	1818-1991
Complete Bible	1895

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Love Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Pashto, Northern
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	The Prophets' Story
Film / Video	The Savior 0 - The Savior Trailer
Film / Video	The Savior 4 - Sowing of the Word
General	General Ministry Resources
General	Got Questions Ministry
Text / Printed Matter	Multi-Language Media

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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The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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