| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Country Population |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Malto | India | 187,000 | 222,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 14.11 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Paharia | India | 16,000 | 16,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Santal | Bhutan | 5,200 | 8,212,000 | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.58 % | -1 | 1 | |
|
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Santal | India | 7,532,000 | 8,212,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.77 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
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Santal, Hor | Nepal | 48,000 | 8,212,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 7.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
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Sauria Paharia | India | 52,000 | 57,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 46.85 % | -1 | -1 - |
| Totals: 6 | 2 ● | 2 |
Language: Santhali Find language
Estimated Global Speakers
6,940,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
6
Scripture Status
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Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | India | 203,000 | 203,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.29 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Amat | India | 268,000 | 271,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5 |
|
|
Asur | India | 31,000 | 32,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.57 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Bagata | India | 145,000 | 145,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.69 % | -1 | 3 |
|
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,855,000 | 2,934,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | -1 | 57 |
|
Baiga | India | 565,000 | 568,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.22 % | -1 | 11 |
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,461,000 | 3,894,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | -1 | 69 |
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,028,000 | 6,029,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.39 % | -1 | 121 |
|
Bathudi | India | 227,000 | 227,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.07 % | -1 | 5 |
|
Bedia (Hindu traditions) | India | 536,000 | 573,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 11 |
|
|
Bedia (Muslim traditions) | India | 4,100 | 31,000 | ● | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Bhandari | India | 629,000 | 629,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 13 |
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 317,000 | 317,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.07 % | -1 | 6 |
|
Bhotia | India | 113,000 | 113,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.90 % | -1 | 2 |
|
|
Bhottada | India | 451,000 | 451,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.25 % | -1 | 9 |
|
Bhuiya | India | 2,064,000 | 2,077,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.16 % | -1 | 41 |
|
Bhuiya Ghatwar | India | 303,000 | 304,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.17 % | -1 | 6 |
|
|
Bhulia | India | 146,000 | 146,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Bhumij | India | 1,107,000 | 1,135,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.02 % | -1 | 22 |
|
|
Bhunjia | India | 26,000 | 27,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Binjhia | India | 176,000 | 182,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.45 % | -1 | 4 |
|
|
Birhor | India | 20,000 | 21,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.61 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Birjia | India | 13,000 | 13,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.23 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,566,000 | 1,566,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.20 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Brahmin | India | 58,307,000 | 62,164,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | -1 | 1166 |
|
Chakma | India | 215,000 | 673,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 4.85 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Chero | India | 156,000 | 161,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.15 % | -1 | 3 |
|
Chik Baraik | India | 116,000 | 121,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.34 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Christian | Bangladesh | 125,000 | 1,516,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Christian | India | 1,203,000 | 1,516,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 100.00 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,884,000 | 2,892,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 58 |
|
|
Dewar | India | 1,002,000 | 1,002,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | -1 | 20 |
|
Dhimar | India | 1,822,000 | 1,822,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 36 |
|
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,775,000 | 12,080,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | -1 | 235 |
|
Dom (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,128,000 | 2,165,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.09 % | -1 | 43 |
|
Gadaba | India | 131,000 | 131,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.74 % | -1 | 3 |
|
Garo | India | 1,084,000 | 1,211,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 95.60 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Gauda | India | 1,989,000 | 1,989,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.08 % | -1 | 40 |
|
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) | India | 439,000 | 440,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.38 % | -1 | 9 |
|
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) | India | 283,000 | 283,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | -1 | 6 |
|
|
Gokha (Hindu traditions) | India | 216,000 | 216,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.27 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Golla | India | 135,000 | 135,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 3 |
|
Gond | India | 14,074,000 | 14,080,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.80 % | -1 | 281 |
|
|
Gond Jhare | India | 100,000 | 100,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 2 |
|
|
Gond Rajgond | India | 1,196,000 | 1,196,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.34 % | -1 | 24 |
|
Gorait | India | 10,000 | 11,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.05 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Guria | India | 716,000 | 716,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.07 % | -1 | 14 |
|
Hadi | India | 961,000 | 1,019,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.48 % | -1 | 19 |
|
Hajang | India | 74,000 | 92,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.95 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Halwai (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,378,000 | 1,534,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 28 |
|
Ho | India | 1,062,000 | 1,128,000 | ● | Unknown | 1 ● | 2.37 % | -1 | 21 |
|
Holar | India | 161,000 | 161,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.36 % | -1 | 3 |
|
Jhalo Malo | India | 403,000 | 644,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.10 % | -1 | 8 |
|
Jogi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,138,000 | 3,731,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63 |
|
|
Juang | India | 47,000 | 47,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.14 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Kachera (Hindu traditions) | India | 61,000 | 61,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 |
|
Kandha Gauda | India | 26,000 | 26,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.82 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Kandra | India | 656,000 | 656,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.14 % | -1 | 13 |
|
|
Karan | India | 517,000 | 517,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.13 % | -1 | 10 |
|
|
Karmali | India | 119,000 | 122,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.14 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Kawar | India | 976,000 | 980,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.12 % | -1 | 20 |
|
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | India | 7,667,000 | 9,524,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.03 % | -1 | 153 |
|
|
Khadala | India | 114,000 | 116,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.69 % | -1 | 2 |
|
|
Khambu | India | 331,000 | 333,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.23 % | -1 | 7 |
|
Khandait | India | 1,718,000 | 1,720,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 34 |
|
Khangar (Hindu traditions) | India | 337,000 | 337,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 7 |
|
|
Kharia | India | 744,000 | 756,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 31.59 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Kharwar | India | 560,000 | 569,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.14 % | -1 | 11 |
|
Kisan | India | 1,607,000 | 1,613,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.67 % | -1 | 32 |
|
Kol | India | 1,741,000 | 1,743,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.06 % | -1 | 35 |
|
|
Kolah Lohara | India | 9,500 | 9,500 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.22 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Kolha | India | 699,000 | 699,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.27 % | -1 | 14 |
|
Kolta | India | 664,000 | 664,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.12 % | -1 | 13 |
|
Kori | India | 2,554,000 | 2,576,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.12 % | -1 | 51 |
|
Korwa | India | 444,000 | 446,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.09 % | -1 | 9 |
|
Kui Khond | India | 1,817,000 | 1,822,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.22 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 15,366,000 | 15,702,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 307 |
|
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | India | 18,684,000 | 18,972,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 374 |
|
|
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) | India | 125,000 | 125,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 11.29 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Lohar (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,287,000 | 9,577,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 186 |
|
|
Lohara | India | 261,000 | 279,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.13 % | -1 | 5 |
|
Mahali | India | 81,000 | 81,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.34 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Mahishya | India | 9,791,000 | 10,480,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.36 % | -1 | 196 |
|
Mahli | India | 400,000 | 431,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.25 % | -1 | 8 |
|
Majhi | India | 119,000 | 197,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.29 % | -1 | 2 |
|
|
Majhi | Nepal | 78,000 | 197,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.95 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Majhwar | India | 184,000 | 199,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.49 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,762,000 | 9,909,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 195 |
|
|
Mandia | India | 2,300 | 2,300 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.41 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Mankirdia | India | 2,400 | 2,400 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 26.66 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Marma | India | 46,000 | 239,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.39 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Matia | India | 200,000 | 237,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Mech | India | 54,000 | 60,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 27.35 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Mizo | India | 142,000 | 161,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.50 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 559,000 | 561,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.84 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Monpa | India | 40,000 | 135,000 | ● | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.94 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Mru | India | 500 | 58,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.52 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Munda | India | 3,637,000 | 3,781,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 20.43 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Mundari | India | 25,000 | 25,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 3.76 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) | India | 147,000 | 164,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.61 % | -1 | 3 |
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,681,000 | 11,833,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 234 |
|
Namassej (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,630,000 | 7,877,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.47 % | -1 | 93 |
|
Namassej Chandel | India | 1,425,000 | 4,313,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.49 % | -1 | 28 |
|
Oraon | India | 4,411,000 | 4,570,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 26.43 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Oraon, Dhangar | Nepal | 37,000 | 4,570,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 2.94 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Paik | India | 204,000 | 204,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.24 % | -1 | 4 |
|
Pan | India | 1,341,000 | 1,345,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.39 % | -1 | 27 |
|
Pardhan | India | 313,000 | 313,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.15 % | -1 | 6 |
|
|
Parenga | India | 12,000 | 12,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.12 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Parhaiya | India | 31,000 | 34,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.78 % | -1 | 1 |
|
|
Parja | India | 485,000 | 485,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.33 % | -1 | 10 |
|
|
Patralu | India | 119,000 | 119,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2 |
|
|
Pawi | India | 52,000 | 52,000 | ● | Christianity | 3 ● | 98.62 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Pod | India | 2,946,000 | 2,956,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.36 % | -1 | 59 |
|
Rabha | India | 365,000 | 367,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.26 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,873,000 | 6,517,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.46 % | -1 | 97 |
|
|
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Nepal | 108,000 | 6,517,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 5.40 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Raju | India | 585,000 | 585,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 12 |
|
Rajwar | India | 601,000 | 611,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.13 % | -1 | 12 |
|
Rongkup | India | 74,000 | 81,000 | ● | Buddhism | 2 ● | 25.68 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Santal, Satar | Bangladesh | 627,000 | 8,212,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.49 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Saonta | India | 4,000 | 4,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.15 % | -1 | 1 |
|
Saora | India | 970,000 | 973,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 16.71 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Saora Jati | India | 33,000 | 33,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 22.81 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Saora Malia | India | 66,000 | 66,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 30.37 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Shabar | India | 524,000 | 524,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 9.07 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
|
Sounti | India | 112,000 | 112,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.10 % | -1 | 2 |
|
Sunri (Hindu traditions) | India | 785,000 | 1,501,000 | ● | Hinduism | 1 ● | 0.16 % | -1 | 16 |
|
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | India | 414,000 | 623,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.02 % | -1 | 8 |
|
Tanti (Hindu traditions) | India | 4,771,000 | 4,965,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 95 |
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 18,532,000 | 19,027,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 371 |
|
Tipera | India | 624,000 | 746,000 | ● | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.31 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Yadav (Hindu traditions) | India | 58,008,000 | 59,231,000 | ● | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.01 % | -1 | 1160 |
| Totals: 133 | 107 ● | 6,441 |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | sat |
| Written | Yes |
| Bible Translation | Complete Bible |
| Progress Scale | ● |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Har |
| Har Rar |
| Hor |
| Karmali (Khole) |
| Khole |
| Mahali (Mahle) |
| Sainti |
| Samtali |
| Sandal |
| Sangtal |
| Santal |
| Santali |
| Santhal |
| Santhiali |
| Satar |
| Sentali |
| Sonthal |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Bangladesh |
| Kamari-santali |
| Karmali |
| Lohari-santali |
| Manjhi |
| Nepal |
| Paharia |
| Santali |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Khole |
| Mahali |
| Mahali: Bangladesh |
| Mahle |
| Santali |
| Santali: Bangladesh |
| Santali: Mahali |
| Santali: Manjhi |
| Santali: Nepal |
| Santar |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1868-1989 |
| New Testament | 1887-1962 |
| Complete Bible | 1914-2005 |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
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| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Resource Repositories |
|---|
| Language Archives |
| Linguist List |
| Scripture Earth |
| SIL Resources |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Enlightened Heart |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Santhali |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Santali |
| Text / Printed Matter | Jesus Messiah comic book |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
