Sema in India

The Sema have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

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People Name General Sema
People Name in Country Sema
Alternate Names Dayang; Sema Naga; Simi; सीमा
Population this Country 288,000
Population all Countries 288,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 18071
ROP3 Code 113571
ROP25 Code 305781
ROP25 Name Naga
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 13
Largest States
Nagaland
280,000
Assam
5,800
Meghalaya
400
Arunachal Pradesh
300
Delhi
300
West Bengal
200
Manipur
70
Madhya Pradesh
60
Tamil Nadu
60
Kerala
60
Punjab
40
Karnataka
10
Chhattisgarh
10
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 13
  Nagaland 280,000
  Assam 5,800
  Meghalaya 400
  Arunachal Pradesh 300
  Delhi 300
  West Bengal 200
  Manipur 70
  Madhya Pradesh 60
  Tamil Nadu 60
  Kerala 60
  Punjab 40
  Karnataka 10
  Chhattisgarh 10
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.17 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
99.32 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.21 %
Islam
0.26 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.01 %
Unknown
0.03 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Naga, Sumi (238,000 speakers)
Language Code nsm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 41
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Naga, Lotha
600
Naga, Yimchungru
500
English
400
Naga, Ao
400
Nepali
400
Naga, Phom
400
Assamese
300
Naga, Chokri
200
Naga, Sangtam
200
Naga, Konyak
200
Naga, Southern Rengma
200
Naga, Angami
100
Hindi
100
Mizo
90
Bengali
90
Primary Language Naga, Sumi (238,000 speakers)
Language Code nsm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 41
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Naga, Lotha 600
  Naga, Yimchungru 500
  English 400
  Naga, Ao 400
  Nepali 400
  Naga, Phom 400
  Assamese 300
  Naga, Chokri 200
  Naga, Sangtam 200
  Naga, Konyak 200
  Naga, Southern Rengma 200
  Naga, Angami 100
  Hindi 100
  Mizo 90
  Bengali 90
People Groups Speaking Naga, Sumi

Primary Language:  Naga, Sumi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1928-1961)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1944-1960)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2000-2013)
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Naga, Sumi Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Naga, Sumi YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Naga, Sumi YouVersion Bibles
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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.



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