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Estimated Global Speakers

15,338,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Progress Scale	Primary Religion	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ahinkuntaya	Sri Lanka	59,000	59,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.52 %	-1	-1 -
Badahala	Sri Lanka	110,000	110,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.52 %	-1	-1 -
Batgama	Sri Lanka	384,000	384,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	1.48 %	-1	8
Berava	Sri Lanka	360,000	360,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.56 %	-1	-1 -
Bintanna	Sri Lanka	6,500	6,500	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.05 %	-1	-1 -
Bodhivansha	Sri Lanka	14,000	14,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.02 %	-1	-1 -
Burgher	Sri Lanka	52,000	52,000	●	3 ●	Christianity	86.78 %	-1	-1 -
Couratto	Sri Lanka	7,000	7,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	1.72 %	-1	1
Demala Gattara	Sri Lanka	7,300	7,300	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.52 %	-1	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	Sri Lanka	38,000	38,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.50 %	-1	-1 -
Durava	Sri Lanka	605,000	605,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	8.12 %	-1	-1 -
Gahala	Sri Lanka	11,000	11,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.78 %	-1	1
Gattara	Sri Lanka	739,000	739,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.74 %	-1	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	Sri Lanka	18,000	18,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	3.88 %	-1	1
Govigama	Sri Lanka	543,000	543,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.90 %	-1	-1 -
Govigama Patti	Sri Lanka	26,000	26,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.28 %	-1	-1 -
Govigama Radala	Sri Lanka	27,000	27,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.27 %	-1	-1 -
Handi	Sri Lanka	1,800	1,800	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Hannali	Sri Lanka	324,000	324,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.85 %	-1	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	Sri Lanka	5,400	5,400	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Heeri	Sri Lanka	17,000	17,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	1.59 %	-1	1
Henawalayo	Sri Lanka	18,000	18,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	3.71 %	-1	1
Hinna	Sri Lanka	236,000	236,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.70 %	-1	-1 -
Hunna	Sri Lanka	88,000	88,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.49 %	-1	-1 -
Karava	Sri Lanka	1,050,000	1,050,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.40 %	-1	-1 -
Kiddea	Sri Lanka	15,000	15,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Kinnara	Sri Lanka	29,000	29,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.46 %	-1	1
Konta Durayi	Sri Lanka	1,900	1,900	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kustarogiyo	Sri Lanka	15,000	15,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.31 %	-1	-1 -
Navandanna	Sri Lanka	1,128,000	1,128,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.28 %	-1	-1 -
Oli	Sri Lanka	29,000	29,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.20 %	-1	-1 -
Pamunu	Sri Lanka	30,000	30,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.38 %	-1	-1 -
Pannikki	Sri Lanka	236,000	236,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	Sri Lanka	8,600	8,600	●	1 ●	Buddhism	3.51 %	-1	1
Porowakara	Sri Lanka	48,000	48,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	5.08 %	-1	-1 -
Radava	Sri Lanka	353,000	353,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.36 %	-1	-1 -
Radayo	Sri Lanka	1,800	1,800	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajaka	Sri Lanka	146,000	146,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.03 %	-1	-1 -
Rodiya	Sri Lanka	18,000	18,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Salagama	Sri Lanka	290,000	290,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	12.16 %	-1	-1 -
Sinhalese	Australia	110,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Sinhalese	Brunei	1,200	411,000		2 ●	Buddhism	8.00 %	1.00 %	-1 -
Sinhalese	Canada	5,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	2.80 %	1.50 %	1
Sinhalese	Cyprus	7,500	411,000		2 ●	Buddhism	6.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Sinhalese	Denmark	7,800	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sinhalese	China, Hong Kong	800	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	1.00 %	1
Sinhalese	India	3,900	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sinhalese	Italy	59,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Sinhalese	Oman	15,000	411,000		2 ●	Buddhism	7.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Sinhalese	Maldives	2,300	411,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	1.00 %	0.60 %	1
Sinhalese	Malaysia	4,300	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	2.00 %	0.10 %	1
Sinhalese	Libya	13,000	411,000		2 ●	Buddhism	9.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Sinhalese	New Zealand	1,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	0.50 %	1
Sinhalese	Qatar	52,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	1.20 %	1
Sinhalese	Singapore	16,000	411,000		2 ●	Buddhism	8.00 %	1.20 %	-1 -
Sinhalese	Thailand	71,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	2.00 %	1.00 %	1
Sinhalese	United States	41,000	411,000		1 ●	Buddhism	4.00 %	1.20 %	1
Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	164,000	164,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	6.81 %	-1	-1 -
South Asian, general	Switzerland	75,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Buddhism	5.00 %	1.50 %	1
South Asian, general	Cyprus	15,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Buddhism	3.00 %	0.40 %	1
Tondagattan	Sri Lanka	1,500	1,500	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Vellidura	Sri Lanka	1,200	1,200	●	1 ●	Buddhism	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Wahumpura	Sri Lanka	7,961,000	7,961,000	●	2 ●	Buddhism	7.01 %	-1	-1 -
Yamannu	Sri Lanka	79,000	79,000	●	1 ●	Buddhism	3.68 %	-1	2
Totals: 64					30 ●				39

* 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 *
South Asian, general	Austria	23,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.60 %	1
South Asian, general	Belgium	32,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	2.00 %	0.80 %	1
South Asian, general	Denmark	53,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.50 %	1
South Asian, general	Ireland	31,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.50 %	1
South Asian, general	Finland	11,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
South Asian, general	France	275,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.20 %	5
South Asian, general	Gibraltar	700	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	0.00 %	1
South Asian, general	Germany	192,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.20 %	4
South Asian, general	Greece	129,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.70 %	3
South Asian, general	Iceland	600	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
South Asian, general	Italy	417,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	4.00 %	0.50 %	8
South Asian, general	Luxembourg	1,200	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
South Asian, general	Netherlands	223,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	1.00 %	4
South Asian, general	Norway	27,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	0.70 %	1
South Asian, general	Poland	3,300	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.00 %	1
South Asian, general	Portugal	80,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	2
South Asian, general	Romania	1,500	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	2.00 %	1
South Asian, general	Russia	35,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	3.00 %	0.30 %	1
South Asian, general	Spain	125,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	5.00 %	1.00 %	3
South Asian, general	Sweden	61,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Hinduism	5.00 %	0.50 %	1
South Asian, general	United Kingdom	3,000,000	11,602,000		1 ●	Islam	3.00 %	1.50 %	60
South Asian, general	Ukraine	9,000	11,602,000		4 ●	Hinduism	4.00 %	2.50 %	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	Sri Lanka	8,700	8,700	●	2 ●	Hinduism	37.72 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 23					21 ●				102

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Evangelical

Est. Workers
Needed *

Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	sin
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Written	Yes
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Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1739-1966
New Testament	1776-1991
Complete Bible	1823-1982

Possible Print Bibles
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Resource ▲	New	Link
Audio Recordings		Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings		Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings		Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video		God's Story Video
Film / Video		Jesus Film: view in Sinhala
Film / Video		Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video		My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
Film / Video		Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
General		Four Spiritual Laws
General		God's Simple Plan
General		Got Questions Ministry
Text / Printed Matter		Bible: සිංහල - Sinhala
Text / Printed Matter		World Missionary Press Booklets

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%

Language Alternate Names
Chingalese
Cingalese
Singhala
Singhalese
Sinhalese