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Language: Sora

Estimated Global Speakers

289,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Saora	Bangladesh	1,200	987,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.46 %	-1	1
Saora	Nepal	1,500	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.09 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Anal	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,155,000	6,162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Bhil	India	16,908,000	17,402,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,094,000	2,108,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Jatapu	India	143,000	143,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,630,000	1,636,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,765,000	1,768,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Kotia	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Kui Dongria	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	213,000	213,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	125,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	267,000	285,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	5
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	409,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Mru	India	500	95,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.55 %	-1	1
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	150,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Naikda	India	3,817,000	3,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	76
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Parenga	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	Bhutan	5,300	7,898,000		Hinduism	1 ●	2.59 %	-1	1
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jadu	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.08 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.95 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Khotto	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.13 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	India	24,000	24,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	29.25 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Sounti	India	114,000	114,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Totals: 51						31 ●			1,053

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	srb
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Sabar
Sabara
Saonras
Saora
Saura
Savara
Sawaria
Shabari
Soura
Swara

Dialects
Assam & Saura: Tea Garden
Lanjiya
Orissa
Sabar

Dialect Alternate Names
Adivasi
Kharia
Khedia
Lanjia Saura
Lodha
Saura: Assam & Saura: Tea Garden
Saura: Lanjiya
Saura: Orissa
Savar
Savara
Sora
Soura

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1939-1985
New Testament	1965-1996
Complete Bible	1992-2004

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online Scripture (Yeshua Apostolic Ministries)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Sora
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)

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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