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4,228,000

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	126,000	126,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	3
Bhil Mina	India	106,000	106,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.11 %	-1	2
Damor	India	93,000	93,000	●	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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. 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	203,000	203,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Andh	India	484,000	484,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Baiga	India	565,000	568,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,028,000	6,029,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	121
Baori	India	380,000	380,000	●	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	317,000	317,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhattra	India	307,000	307,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,673,000	17,130,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	333
Bhil	Pakistan	457,000	17,130,000	●	Islam	1 ●	1.14 %	-1	9
Bhil Aher	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Bhil Barela	India	988,000	988,000	●	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	225,000	225,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.64 %	-1	4
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	India	493,000	493,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	10
Bhil Nihal	India	324,000	324,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	6
Bhil Paware	India	102,000	102,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	2
Bhil Rathia	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	2
Bhil Tadvi	India	462,000	462,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	9
Bhil Vasave	India	1,161,000	1,161,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	23
Bhumia	India	155,000	155,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhunjia	India	26,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhia	India	176,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,566,000	1,566,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Chaudhari, tribal	India	300,000	300,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	6
Chodhara	India	8,500	8,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,203,000	1,516,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,756,000	2,770,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	55
Dhanka	India	415,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dhanwar	India	63,000	63,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Dhodia	India	674,000	681,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	13
Dubla	India	671,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	13
Gadaba	India	131,000	131,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Gamit	India	451,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.34 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	389,000	389,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
Gond	India	14,074,000	14,080,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	281
Gond Maria	India	1,496,000	1,496,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.85 %	-1	30
Hakki Pikki	India	25,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	1
Halba	India	720,000	720,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	14
Jat (Hindu traditions)	India	18,939,000	19,008,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	379
Jaunsari	India	92,000	92,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kathodi	India	309,000	309,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	6
Kattunayakan	India	66,000	66,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	976,000	980,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	414,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	8
Kharia	India	744,000	756,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.59 %	-1	-1 -
Kokna	India	1,070,000	1,070,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.00 %	-1	21
Kol	India	1,741,000	1,743,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolha	India	699,000	699,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Dhor	India	443,000	443,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.19 %	-1	9
Koli Mahadev	India	1,656,000	1,671,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Koli Malhar	India	308,000	308,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	6
Kolowar	India	238,000	238,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Korku	India	1,028,000	1,030,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Nahal	India	111,000	111,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	444,000	446,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kotwal	India	97,000	97,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Kui Khond	India	1,817,000	1,822,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	17,950,000	17,963,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	359
Mech	India	54,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.35 %	-1	-1 -
Meena	India	4,589,000	4,589,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	92
Munda	India	3,637,000	3,781,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.43 %	-1	-1 -
Naikda	India	3,763,000	3,763,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	75
Naikda Kapadia	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,411,000	4,570,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.43 %	-1	-1 -
Padharia	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Pardhi	India	360,000	360,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parja	India	485,000	485,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.33 %	-1	10
Patelia	India	118,000	119,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	2
Rathawa	India	645,000	650,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Sahariya	India	853,000	857,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	17
Saora	India	970,000	973,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Thakkar	India	578,000	584,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Varli	India	1,230,000	1,234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.42 %	-1	25
Vitholia	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.96 %	-1	-1 -
Yerukula	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 82						71 ●			2,238

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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

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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