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 Nissi in India.
| People Name General | Nissi |
| People Name in Country | Nissi |
| Alternate Names | Dafla; Nishang; Nishi; Nyishi; निस्सी |
| Population this Country | 43,000 |
| Population all Countries | 43,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| PeopleID3 | 17783 |
| ROP3 Code | 113247 |
| 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 | 7 | |||||||||
| 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 | 7 |
| Arunachal Pradesh 35,000 | |
| Assam 7,700 | |
| Delhi 60 | |
| Meghalaya 50 | |
| West Bengal 40 | |
| Nagaland 40 | |
| Manipur 40 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.31 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
54.43 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
20.28 %
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| Islam |
0.47 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.14 %
|
| Unknown |
24.37 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Nyishi (37,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | njz Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Nyishi (37,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | njz Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 19 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Assamese 1,100 | |
| Hindi 200 | |
| Adi 90 | |
| Naga, Nocte 20 | |
| Nepali 20 | |
| Naga, Tangshang: Tangsa 10 | |
| Bengali 10 | |
| Boro (India) 10 | |
| Karbi 0 | |
| Anal 0 | |
| Naga, Ao 0 | |
| Tagin 0 | |
| Garo 0 | |
| English 0 | |
| Sartang 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Nyishi |
Primary Language: Nyishi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1957-1982) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2002) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (2016) |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
| 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 Nyishi | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
| General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | Android Bible app: Nyishi | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Nyishi | YouVersion Bibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Nyishi | Literacy & Evangelism International |
| Photo Source | Rev. T. Kampu |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
