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Language: Mundari

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1,419,000

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Munda	Bhutan	1,900	3,810,000		Hinduism	2 ●	5.11 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,665,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Totals: 3						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 *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	205,000	205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Amat	India	270,000	273,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Ao	India	231,000	231,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	497,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	32,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.53 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	146,000	146,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,879,000	2,958,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	58
Baiga	India	569,000	572,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,103,000	6,257,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	122
Barman	India	6,700	6,700	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bathudi	India	229,000	229,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	553,000	590,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	India	4,100	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhandari	India	643,000	643,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	320,000	320,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,806,000	17,290,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	336
Bhotia Sikkim	India	83,000	89,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	455,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhuiya	India	2,081,000	2,094,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhuiya Ghatwar	India	303,000	304,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	6
Bhumia	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,116,000	1,145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhumij	Bangladesh	29,000	1,145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.12 %	-1	1
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	177,000	183,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,579,000	1,579,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin	India	58,787,000	62,714,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1176
Chakhesang	India	156,000	156,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	680,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chero	India	158,000	163,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	117,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,241,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Desua Bhumij	India	500	500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dewar	India	1,010,000	1,010,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	20
Dhimar	India	1,845,000	1,845,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	37
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,904,000	12,223,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	238
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,144,000	2,181,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	43
Gadaba	India	132,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,259,000	1,259,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	25
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo	India	1,094,000	1,222,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,007,000	2,007,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	40
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	443,000	444,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	286,000	286,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,247,000	14,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	285
Gond Jhare	India	101,000	101,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,205,000	1,205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Gorait	India	10,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	India	60,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Guria	India	730,000	730,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	15
Hadi	India	976,000	1,034,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	20
Halba	India	728,000	728,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,071,000	1,138,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	21
Jhalo Malo	India	406,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	8
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,173,000	3,771,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	63
Kachari Dimasa	India	145,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kaibartta	India	1,833,000	2,296,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	37
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	662,000	662,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Karan	India	523,000	523,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	10
Karmali	India	129,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Kawar	India	984,000	988,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,761,000	9,637,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	155
Khairwar	India	418,000	419,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Khambu	India	333,000	335,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Khandait	India	1,724,000	1,726,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	34
Kharia	India	753,000	765,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	565,000	574,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,621,000	1,627,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Kol	India	1,756,000	1,758,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	705,000	705,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,669,000	1,686,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Kori	India	2,575,000	2,598,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	51
Korku	India	1,035,000	1,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	448,000	450,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Koya	India	784,000	784,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,832,000	1,837,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	134,000	174,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,602,000	15,942,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	312
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,883,000	19,174,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	378
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	126,000	126,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,443,000	9,737,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	189
Lohara	India	264,000	282,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	9,865,000	10,561,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	197
Mahli	India	406,000	437,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	9,897,000	10,048,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	198
Malto	India	189,000	225,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Matia	India	202,000	240,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	135,000	135,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Mizo	India	143,000	162,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Momba	India	4,500	13,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Monpa	India	40,000	136,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	7,100	7,300	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	Bangladesh	140,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.62 %	-1	-1 -
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,100	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	149,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,845,000	12,004,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	237
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	4,667,000	7,947,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	93
Namassej Chandel	India	1,437,000	4,354,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	29
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,446,000	4,607,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Paite Simte	India	7,800	7,800	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.61 %	-1	-1 -
Pan	India	1,352,000	1,356,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	27
Pantanti	India	38,000	38,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pardhan	India	316,000	316,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Parhaiya	India	31,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Parja	India	489,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Patelia	India	119,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Patial	India	39,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	1
Patralu	India	120,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pentia	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Pod	India	2,972,000	2,982,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	59
Poumai	India	128,000	128,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	368,000	370,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	9,600	6,581,000		Hinduism	1 ●	1.81 %	-1	1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,918,000	6,581,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	98
Rajwar	India	606,000	616,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	12
Santal	India	7,592,000	8,281,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	978,000	981,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	57,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	529,000	529,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sounti	India	113,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	796,000	1,521,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	16
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	India	418,000	629,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	8
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	4,826,000	5,022,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	97
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,686,000	19,188,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	374
Thakkar	India	583,000	589,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Turi (Hindu traditions)	India	348,000	366,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	7
Wancho	India	65,000	65,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	89.59 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,320,000	59,573,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1166
Zeliang	India	104,000	104,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 143						108 ●			6,808

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	unr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bhumij (Bhumij Munda)
Bhumij Munda
Bhumij Thar
Colh
Hasada
Horo
Kera'
Kolh
Mandari
Mondari
Munari
Munda
Muṇḍari
Sadar Bhumij
Santhai
Santhali
Satar

Dialects
Bangladesh
Bhumij
Hasada'
Hasada’
Kera
Kera’
Latar
Munda
Naguri

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangla: Kera
Bengali: Kera
Bhumese
Kera'
Mondari
Munda
Mundari: Bangladesh
Mundari: Bhumij
Mundari: Kera'
Mundari: Naguri

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1876-1965
New Testament	2020-1895
Complete Bible	1910-2002

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Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mundari
General	Gospel website in this language
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book
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Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

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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