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Estimated Global Speakers

70,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,000	91,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhotia Sikkim	India	85,000	91,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.45 %	-1	2
Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,700	3,700	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 3						3 ●			4

* 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	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Ao	India	235,000	235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	504,000	505,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.63 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	32,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.57 %	-1	-1 -
Bathudi	India	232,000	232,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhil	India	17,097,000	17,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	342
Bhoksa	India	60,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	1
Bhotia	India	116,000	116,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhumij	India	1,137,000	1,165,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	23
Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	India	118,000	119,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	2
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,604,000	1,604,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.15 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin	India	59,861,000	63,721,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1197
Chang	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,022,000	1,295,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Groma	India	700	20,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ho	India	1,089,000	1,156,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Jad	India	2,300	2,300	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1
Jaunsari	India	94,000	94,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kachari Dimasa	India	147,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.10 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,545,000	1,628,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kolha	India	717,000	717,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Dhor	India	454,000	454,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	9
Korku	India	1,054,000	1,056,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Kui Dongria	India	168,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,863,000	1,868,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	216,000	216,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	126,000	126,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,857,000	17,871,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	357
Lahaula	India	3,000	6,200	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Libo	India	500	500	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.48 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	574,000	576,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	41,000	136,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,726,000	3,870,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.40 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,859,000	3,859,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	77
Oraon	India	4,519,000	4,678,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.47 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	374,000	376,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Raji	India	2,000	6,400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	India	46,187,000	46,269,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	924
Rongkup	India	76,000	83,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	25.68 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,723,000	8,405,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Swangla	India	9,800	9,800	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tharu	India	521,000	2,150,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.32 %	-1	10
Tharu Rana	India	13,000	208,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan	India	106,000	1,086,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.26 %	-1	2
Totals: 44						24 ●			3,017

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Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	sip
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Started
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Language Alternate Names
Bhutia
Dandzongka
Danjongka
Danyouka
Denjong
Denjongkä
Denjongkha
Denjongpa
Denjonka
Denjonke
Denzong Ke
Denzongke
Denzongpe Ke
Denzongpeke
Dranjoke
Dranjongke
Drendzongké
Lachengpa
Lachungpa
Sikami
Sikkim Bhotia
Sikkim Bhutia

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Complete Bible	None Reported

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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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