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Estimated Global Speakers

1,758,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

16

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Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
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Chaliyan India 5,800 5,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 149,000 149,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Galada Konkani India 700 700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gatti India 6,600 6,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hanabar India 76,000 76,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Hasalaru India 26,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 1
Koracha, tribal India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.01 % 1
Maila India 2,700 2,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Malaikudi India 9,400 9,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 1
Malava India 20,000 20,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Marata India 88,000 88,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 2
Mavilan India 36,000 36,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nalkadaya India 2,900 2,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Narsanna India 600 600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sudri India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Tulu India Unknown Unknown ● ● Hinduism 25.00 % -
  Totals:  16         14 ●       18
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Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Adi Dravida India 8,696,000 8,696,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 174
Adi Dravida Christian India 593,000 593,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Adi Karnataka India 3,005,000 3,005,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.50 % 60
Adi Karnataka Christian India 157,000 157,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Adiyan India 17,000 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.75 % 1
Ajila India 3,400 3,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Alambadi Kurichchan India 44,000 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.62 % 1
Ambalavasi India 153,000 169,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.32 % 3
Ambattan India 181,000 181,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 4
Andh India 497,000 497,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 10
Ansari India 10,711,000 16,698,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 214
Ao India 235,000 235,000 ● ● Christianity 99.07 % -
Arayan India 201,000 202,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.92 % 4
Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,552,000 6,590,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 131
Baira India 9,000 9,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bakad India 6,100 6,100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bakuda India 13,000 13,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,737,000 1,737,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 35
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 4,900 4,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania India 29,416,000 29,630,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 588
Bania Agarwal India 4,849,000 4,888,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 97
Bania Chetti India 751,000 757,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 15
Bania Porwal India 328,000 330,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Banijiga India 727,000 727,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 15
Barda India 3,600 3,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.62 % 1
Basor India 950,000 950,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 19
Bathada India 3,100 3,100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bavcha India 4,800 4,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,524,000 2,525,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 50
Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 1,909,000 1,921,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 38
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 33,000 33,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhandari India 643,000 643,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 13
Bharathar (Christian traditions) India 39,000 41,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) India 13,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhil India 17,097,000 17,599,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.76 % 342
Bhil Paware India 105,000 105,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.27 % 2
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,473,000 6,625,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 129
Bhotia Sikkim India 85,000 91,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.45 % 2
Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,604,000 1,604,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.15 % -
Boya India 4,064,000 4,080,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 81
Brahmin India 59,861,000 63,721,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1197
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 285,000 285,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Brahmin Gaur India 2,999,000 3,030,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 60
Brahmin Kanaujia India 4,237,000 4,250,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 85
Brahmin Mahratta India 465,000 465,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Bru India 207,000 209,000 ● ● Hinduism 16.92 % -
Chakhesang India 160,000 160,000 ● ● Christianity 99.27 % -
Chakma India 220,000 679,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.83 % 4
Chalvadi India 229,000 229,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 5
Chaptegar India 6,800 6,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Charodi India 4,800 4,800 ● ● Hinduism 3.61 % 1
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 379,000 379,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Cherumar Christian India 467,000 467,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Christian India 1,022,000 1,295,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Dakkal India 5,700 5,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,932,000 2,940,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 59
Devadiga Kalavant India 7,200 7,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Devanga India 483,000 483,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.43 % 10
Dhangar Bharwad India 2,826,000 2,841,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 57
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,171,000 12,476,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 243
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 980,000 2,203,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 20
Dom India 74,000 74,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Gamit India 462,000 466,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.34 % -
Gandla India 75,000 75,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Gangakula India 1,545,000 1,545,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 31
Goanese India 574,000 661,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Godda India 2,600 2,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gond India 14,445,000 14,451,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.79 % 289
Gowdali India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gowdulu India 9,200 9,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Hakki Pikki India 26,000 27,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 1
Halam India 43,000 45,000 ● ● Hinduism 46.71 % -
Halba India 739,000 739,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 15
Halsar India 11,000 11,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Halwakki Wakkal India 139,000 139,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 3
Harkantra India 20,000 20,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hasla India 1,300 1,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Holar India 166,000 166,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.36 % 3
Holaya India 823,000 823,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 16
Idayan India 72,000 81,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ilavan India 5,858,000 5,931,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 117
Ilavan Christian India 119,000 129,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Irular India 228,000 228,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 5
Iruliga India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1
Jenu Kuruba India 48,000 48,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,214,000 3,808,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 64
Kachari Dimasa India 147,000 158,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.10 % -
Kadu Kuruba India 24,000 24,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 1
Kaikadi India 338,000 338,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 3,964,000 3,966,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 79
Kalal Idiga India 1,785,000 1,785,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 36
Kalota India 64,000 64,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kammara India 122,000 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.72 % 2
Kanate India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kathodi India 317,000 317,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 6
Kattunayakan India 68,000 68,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.49 % 1
Kavara India 74,000 74,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kavuthiyan India 30,000 30,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kharia India 761,000 773,000 ● ● Hinduism 31.62 % -
Khasi India 1,545,000 1,628,000 ● ● Christianity 83.53 % -
Kichagara India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kokna India 1,097,000 1,097,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 22
Koli Dhor India 454,000 454,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 9
Koli Mahadev India 1,698,000 1,712,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 34
Konda Kapu India 21,000 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.99 % 1
Konyak India 243,000 245,000 ● ● Christianity 97.88 % -
Korama India 221,000 221,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 4
Kori India 2,618,000 2,640,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 52
Korku India 1,054,000 1,056,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 21
Kota India 800 800 ● ● Hinduism 1.79 % 1
Koya India 795,000 795,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 16
Kudiya India 3,200 3,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 1
Kudumban India 32,000 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.28 % -
Kudumi India 292,000 292,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Kuki Chin India 136,000 185,000 ● ● Christianity 91.24 % -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,686,000 16,022,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 314
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 17,857,000 17,871,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 357
Kunchatiga India 382,000 382,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) India 432,000 436,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 9
Kuruba India 4,202,000 4,202,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.04 % 84
Kuruman India 58,000 58,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.39 % 1
Lingayat India 3,432,000 3,432,000 ● ● Ethnic Religions 0.01 % 69
Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 9,490,000 9,779,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 190
Madiga (Hindu traditions) India 7,873,000 7,873,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 157
Mahratta India 30,706,000 30,711,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 614
Mahratta Kunbi India 7,761,000 7,779,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 155
Malabar Catholic India 2,689,000 2,689,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Malai Vedan India 17,000 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.52 % 1
Malakuravan India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Malasar India 9,900 9,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.15 % 1
Malayekandi India 1,800 1,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Maleru India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 1.02 % 1
Mali (Hindu traditions) India 9,962,000 10,109,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 199
Mannan, caste India 283,000 283,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 6
Mappila India 9,246,000 9,257,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 185
Mech India 55,000 61,000 ● ● Hinduism 27.36 % -
Meda India 45,000 45,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 1
Mizo India 146,000 165,000 ● ● Christianity 98.50 % -
Mizo Lushai India 574,000 576,000 ● ● Christianity 98.84 % -
Moger India 124,000 124,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Moger Moyon India 13,000 13,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) India 156,000 157,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Mukri India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Munda India 3,726,000 3,870,000 ● ● Hinduism 20.40 % -
Mundala India 29,000 29,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,289,000 1,298,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,030,000 3,055,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 61
Naga India 19,000 19,000 ● ● Christianity 77.29 % -
Nai (Hindu traditions) India 11,950,000 12,102,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 239
Naikda India 3,859,000 3,859,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 77
Nair India 6,766,000 6,770,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.25 % 135
Nalakeyava India 6,300 6,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Oraon India 4,519,000 4,678,000 ● ● Hinduism 26.47 % -
Paite (Christian traditions) India 81,000 81,000 ● ● Christianity 98.76 % -
Pale India 9,700 9,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Palleyan India 2,000 2,000 ● ● Hinduism 24.12 % -
Palliyan India 6,400 6,400 ● ● Hinduism 4.81 % 1
Pambada India 4,100 4,100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pan India 1,590,000 1,594,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.91 % 32
Paniyan India 101,000 101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.38 % 2
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 800,000 816,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,229,000 2,330,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.18 % 45
Paravan (Christian traditions) India 38,000 38,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Paravan (Hindu traditions) India 89,000 91,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 2
Pardhi India 369,000 369,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 7
Parja India 497,000 497,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 10
Patelia India 121,000 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 2
Pulayan India 1,070,000 1,075,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 21
Pulayan Thanda India 128,000 128,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Rajpur India 50,000 50,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 46,187,000 46,269,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 924
Sali India 1,031,000 1,034,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 21
Samagara India 91,000 91,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Sayyid India 7,935,000 17,371,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 159
Shaikh India 86,856,000 235,487,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 1737
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 76,000 76,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Silpi India 207,000 210,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Soligar India 6,400 6,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.54 % 1
Soligaru India 34,000 34,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Somvanshi India 499,000 499,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 10
Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 7,823,000 7,911,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
Syrian Christian India 3,747,000 3,748,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Teli (Hindu traditions) India 18,941,000 19,436,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 379
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,721,000 4,638,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 34
Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) India 36,000 36,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Teli Ganiga (Muslim traditions) India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tipera India 641,000 764,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.31 % -
Toda India 2,300 2,300 ● ● Hinduism 11.14 % -
Urali India 72,000 72,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.52 % 1
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 3,624,000 3,630,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 72
Vakkaliga India 6,418,000 6,418,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.22 % 128
Vannan (Christian traditions) India 140,000 144,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) India 881,000 906,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 18
Vanniyan India 12,873,000 12,909,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.44 % 257
Varli India 1,263,000 1,267,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.42 % 25
Velakkithalanayan India 357,000 358,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Velan India 86,000 86,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Veluthadanayar India 203,000 203,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Vettuvan India 117,000 117,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Viswakarma India 7,773,000 7,780,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 155
Viswakarma Asari India 708,000 708,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 14
Viswakarma Kallasari India 54,000 54,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Viswakarma Kollan India 194,000 194,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Viswakarma Thattan India 204,000 204,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 59,591,000 60,814,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1192
Yerava India 32,000 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.21 % 1
  Totals:  206         171 ●       12,994
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Language Alternate Names
Bantwal
Belthangadi
Brahmin Tulu
Common Tulu
Kasaragod
Kerala
Mangalore
Manjeswara
Northeast Tulu (Belthangadi)
Northwest Tulu (Mangalore)
Puttur
South Central Tulu (Bantwal)
Southeast Tulu (Sullia Subrahmanya)
Southwest Tulu (Kasaragod)
Sullia Subrahmanya
Tal
Tallu
Thalu
Thulu
Tilu
Tullu
Tuluva Bhasa
Udipi

Dialects
Bellari
Kasergod
Myacherver
Northeast Tulu
Northwest Tulu
South Central Tulu
Southeast Tulu
Southwest Tulu

Dialect Alternate Names
Tulu: Kasergod

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Bible Portions 1842-1912
New Testament 1847-2000
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