(Representative photo)
Sources:
People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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Joshua Project suggests the following outline:
Scripture Prayers for the Illemei in India.
| People Name General | Illemei |
| People Name in Country | Illemei |
| Alternate Names | Imemei; Mao; Mao Naga; Memi; Spowama; इल्लेमे |
| Population this Country | 108,000 |
| Population all Countries | 108,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| PeopleID3 | 17451 |
| ROP3 Code | 112856 |
| Country | India | ||||||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||||||||
| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 10 |
| Manipur 107,000 | |
| Nagaland 600 | |
| Assam 600 | |
| Meghalaya 300 | |
| Delhi 70 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 20 | |
| West Bengal 10 | |
| Chandigarh 10 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 10 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.14 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
99.22 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.21 %
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| Islam |
0.25 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.16 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Mao (94,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | nbi Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Mao (94,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nbi Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 16 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Naga, Maram 600 | |
| Naga, Khezha 500 | |
| Meitei 200 | |
| Hindi 200 | |
| Naga, Inpui: Naga, Kabui 200 | |
| Chin, Thado 90 | |
| Naga, Tangkhul (India) 50 | |
| English 40 | |
| Nepali 20 | |
| Khandesi 10 | |
| Kodava 10 | |
| Naga, Liangmai 0 | |
| Mizo 0 | |
| Naga, Yimchungru 0 | |
| Zo 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Naga, Mao |
Primary Language: Naga, Mao
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1945-1947) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1960-2001) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1995-2001) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Naga, Mao | Jesus Film Project |
| General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Photo Source |
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| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
