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Population

281,000

Main Language

Nyishi

Largest Religion

Christianity 62.78%

Christian

62.78% *

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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General Info

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People Name General	Nyishi
People Name in Country	Nyishi
Alternate Names	नईशी
Population this Country	281,000
Population all Countries	281,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	3 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	21379
ROP3 Code	118234

Ethnicity

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

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

Geography

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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)
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	1
	Arunachal Pradesh 281,000
Website	South Asia Peoples

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.18 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	62.78 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	6.03 %
Islam	0.50 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.07 %
Unknown	30.44 %
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Languages

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Primary Language

Nyishi (242,000 speakers)

Language Code

njz Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)

Adi 2,900	Assamese 600	Bengali 300
Hindi 200	Nepali 70	Apatani 30
Odia 30	Tagin 30	Naga, Tangshang
Marathi	Naga, Nocte	Bhojpuri
Sadri	Naga, Wancho	Santhali

Primary Language	Nyishi (242,000 speakers)
Language Code	njz Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	17
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
	Adi 2,900
	Assamese 600
	Bengali 300
	Hindi 200
	Nepali 70
	Apatani 30
	Odia 30
	Tagin 30
	Naga, Tangshang 10
	Marathi 10
	Naga, Nocte 10
	Bhojpuri 0
	Sadri 0
	Naga, Wancho 0
	Santhali 0
People Groups	Speaking Nyishi

Resources

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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
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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

Sources

Photo Source	Nandini Velho - Wikimedia Creative Commons
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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