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Language: Bhili

Estimated Global Speakers

4,225,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bhil Dubla	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	3
Bhil Mina	India	107,000	107,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.11 %	-1	2
Damor	India	94,000	94,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	2
Totals: 3						3 ●			7

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	205,000	205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Anal	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Andh	India	488,000	488,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Angami	India	157,000	157,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	497,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	569,000	572,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,103,000	6,257,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	122
Baori	India	383,000	383,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Barda	India	3,400	3,400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.62 %	-1	1
Bavcha	India	4,600	4,600	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Bhaina	India	73,000	73,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bharia Bhumia	India	320,000	320,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhattra	India	310,000	310,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,806,000	17,290,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	336
Bhil	Pakistan	484,000	17,290,000	●	Islam	1 ●	1.14 %	-1	10
Bhil Aher	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Bhil Barela	India	994,000	994,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	20
Bhil Dhanka	India	80,000	80,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	2
Bhil Gametia	India	58,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	1
Bhil Kataria	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	1
Bhil Mankar	India	226,000	226,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.64 %	-1	5
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	India	497,000	497,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	10
Bhil Nihal	India	327,000	327,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	7
Bhil Paware	India	103,000	103,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	2
Bhil Rathia	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	2
Bhil Tadvi	India	465,000	465,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	9
Bhil Vasave	India	1,171,000	1,171,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	23
Bhotia	India	114,000	114,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhotia Sikkim	India	83,000	89,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhumia	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,116,000	1,145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhia	India	177,000	183,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,579,000	1,579,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	156,000	156,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	680,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chaudhari, tribal	India	302,000	302,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	6
Chodhara	India	8,600	8,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,241,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,780,000	2,795,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanka	India	418,000	418,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dhanwar	India	64,000	64,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Dhodia	India	679,000	686,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	14
Dubla	India	675,000	675,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Gadaba	India	132,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	India	233,000	233,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	5
Gamit	India	454,000	458,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.34 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	391,000	391,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,247,000	14,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	285
Gond Maria	India	1,509,000	1,509,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Gond Nagawasi	India	151,000	151,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	3
Hakki Pikki	India	25,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	1
Halba	India	728,000	728,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Irular	India	224,000	224,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	4
Jat (Hindu traditions)	India	19,103,000	19,176,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	382
Jaunsari	India	93,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kachari Dimasa	India	145,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kathodi	India	312,000	312,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	6
Kattunayakan	India	66,000	66,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	984,000	988,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	418,000	419,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Kharia	India	753,000	765,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	565,000	574,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Khasi	India	1,518,000	1,602,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kokna	India	1,079,000	1,079,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	22
Kol	India	1,756,000	1,758,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolha	India	705,000	705,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Dhor	India	410,000	410,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	8
Koli Mahadev	India	1,669,000	1,686,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Koli Malhar	India	311,000	311,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	6
Kolowar	India	240,000	240,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Korku	India	1,035,000	1,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Nahal	India	112,000	112,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	448,000	450,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kotwal	India	98,000	98,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Koya	India	784,000	784,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,832,000	1,837,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	134,000	174,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,202,000	18,216,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	364
Lohara	India	264,000	282,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Majhi	India	120,000	200,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	186,000	201,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Marma	India	46,000	241,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	109,000	109,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Mech	India	54,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Meena	India	4,628,000	4,628,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	93
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,665,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,794,000	3,794,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	76
Naikda Kapadia	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,446,000	4,607,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Padharia	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Pao	India	58,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	316,000	316,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Pardhi	India	363,000	363,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parja	India	489,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Patelia	India	119,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Pomla	India	1,400	1,400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.40 %	-1	1
Rathawa	India	650,000	655,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Rongmei	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Sahariya	India	860,000	864,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	17
Santal	India	7,592,000	8,281,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saonta	India	4,000	4,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	1
Saora	India	978,000	981,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Soligar	India	6,300	6,300	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	1
Thadou	India	216,000	216,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thakkar	India	583,000	589,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Thoti, tribal	India	5,100	5,100	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Tipera	India	629,000	753,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Varli	India	1,241,000	1,246,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.42 %	-1	25
Vitholia	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.96 %	-1	-1 -
Yenadi	India	644,000	644,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.84 %	-1	13
Yerukula	India	537,000	537,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 116						92 ●			2,365

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bhb
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Anarya (Pahadi)
Baglani
Bhagoria
Bhil
Bhilbari
Bhilboli
Bhilla
Bhilodi
Kotali (Kotvali)
Kotvali
Kotwalia
Lengotia
Nahari (Baglani)
Pahadi
Patelia
Vil

Dialects
Ahiri
Akrani
Anarya
Banaswara
Baori
Barel
Bhilodi
Bhilori
Bhim
Charani
Chodhri
Chodia
Dahod
Dehawali
Dubli
Gamti
Girasia
Habura
Jhabua
Konkani
Kotali
Kotvali
Labani
Magra Ki Boli
Mauchi
Nahari
Naikdi
Panchali
Pardhi
Pawri
Ranawat
Rani Bhil
Rathvi
Sikalgar
Siyalgir
Valvi
Wagdi

Dialect Alternate Names
Baglani
Bhili
Bhili: Akrani
Bhili: Anarya
Bhili: Banaswara
Bhili: Dahod
Bhili: Dehawali
Bhili: Jhabua
Bhili: Magra Ki Boli
Bhili: Mauchi
Bhili: Ranawat
Bhili: Siyalgir
Bhili: Valvi
Bhili: Wagdi
Bhiloudi
Dehavali
Kotvali
Kotwalia
Mandalwad
Mauchi Bhili
Mawchi
Pahadi
Patela
Vagdi
Valvi
Vasave

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1916-1996
New Testament	1930
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bhili
Film / Video	The Way Home
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)

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%

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