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Language: Sikkimese

Estimated Global Speakers

71,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

Unspecified

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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	6,100	87,000		Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhotia Sikkim	India	81,000	87,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhotia Tibetan	India	3,900	3,900	●	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-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. 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	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	37,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.47 %	-1	-1 -
Bathudi	India	267,000	267,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhil unspecified	India	14,300,000	14,873,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	286
Bhoksa	India	69,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	1
Bhotia	India	133,000	133,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Bodh (Buddhist traditions)	India	136,000	137,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	3
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	India	34,129,000	34,394,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	683
Chang	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Groma	India	700	20,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Jad	India	2,600	2,600	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	1
Jaunsari	India	109,000	109,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kachari Dimasa	India	170,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Koli Dhor	India	480,000	482,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	10
Korku	India	1,180,000	1,186,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	24
Kui Dongria	India	193,000	193,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,545,000	1,553,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	248,000	248,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	145,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	15,338,000	15,714,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	307
Lahaula	India	3,400	6,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	4,193,000	4,199,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	84
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Raji	India	2,300	7,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	India	27,029,000	27,190,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	541
Rongkup	India	78,000	86,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	25.66 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Swangla	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tharu	India	523,000	2,226,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.49 %	-1	10
Tharu Rana	India	14,000	245,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tibetan	India	116,000	1,130,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.28 %	-1	2
Totals: 43						24 ●			2,036

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Ethnologue Code	sip
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Language Alternate Names
Bhutia
Dandzongka
Danjongka
Danyouka
Denjong
Denjongkä
Denjongke
Denjongkha
Denjongpa
Denjong-skad
Denjonka
Denjonke
Denzong Ke
Denzongke
Denzongpe Ke
Denzongpeke
Dranjoke
Dranjongke
Drendzongké
Lachengpa
Lachungpa
Lhoke
Sikami
Sikkim Bhotia
Sikkim Bhutia
Sikkimese Bhutia

Dialects
Lachung
Tashiding

Dialect Alternate Names

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	None Reported
New Testament	None Reported
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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