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Population

55,000

Main Language

Mizo

Largest Religion

Christianity 99.71%

Christian

99.71% *

Evangelical

Unknown

Progress

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%

* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

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Sources: People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

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People Name General	Poi
People Name in Country	Poi
Alternate Names	Lushai; पाय
Population this Country	55,000
Population all Countries	55,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	3 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	17729
ROP3 Code	113185

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Poi

Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Poi
Ethnic Code	CNN25

Geography

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Continent

Yes

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Persecution Rank

11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Total States on file

Largest States

Mizoram 52,000	Meghalaya 900	Manipur 500
Assam 500	Nagaland 300	West Bengal 200
Tripura 200	Arunachal Pradesh 100	Maharashtra 50
Tamil Nadu 50

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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
	Mizoram 52,000
	Meghalaya 900
	Manipur 500
	Assam 500
	Nagaland 300
	West Bengal 200
	Tripura 200
	Arunachal Pradesh 100
	Maharashtra 50
	Tamil Nadu 50
Website	South Asia Peoples

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.04 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	99.71 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.23 %
Islam	0.01 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Languages

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Primary Language

Mizo (49,000 speakers)

Language Code

lus Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Bengali
10

Primary Language	Mizo (49,000 speakers)
Language Code	lus Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Bengali 10
People Groups	Speaking Mizo

Resources

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Primary Language: Mizo

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1898-1956)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1916-1986)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1959-1995)
FCBH NT (www.bible.is)	Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com)	Online

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Amazon
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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mizo	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Bible in text or audio or video	South Asia Bibles
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Gospel website in this language	General / Other
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links (Mizo)	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Mizo	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Mizo	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Mizo	Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter	Love letter to you from scripture	Father's Love Letter
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

Sources

Map Source	People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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