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Language: Gondi, Northern

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3,744,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Gond	Bangladesh	6,100	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.11 %	-1	1
Gond Arakh	India	43,000	43,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Gond Ghotul Muria	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Jhare	India	101,000	101,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Maria	India	1,520,000	1,520,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Gond Raja Muria	India	50,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Rajgond	India	1,213,000	1,213,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Gond Singhrolia	India	23,000	23,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	1
Gond Sonjhari	India	48,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 9						9 ●			62

* 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	208,000	208,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Andh	India	491,000	491,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	573,000	576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Balija (Hindu traditions)	India	1,772,000	1,772,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	35
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,155,000	6,162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Bhaina	India	74,000	74,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bhandari	India	648,000	648,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bharia Bhumia	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhattra	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.88 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhotia	India	114,000	114,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	463,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	9
Bhumia	India	159,000	159,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.98 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Biar (Hindu traditions)	India	375,000	375,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	7
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	21,000	22,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chenchu	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	1
Chodhara	India	8,700	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Damor	India	94,000	94,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	2
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,796,000	2,852,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanka	India	421,000	424,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dhanwar	India	64,000	64,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Dhodia	India	683,000	692,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	14
Dubla	India	680,000	681,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,267,000	1,267,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	25
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	446,000	447,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	290,000	290,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Gond Dhuriya	India	167,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	3
Gond Dorla	India	162,000	162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Gond Jetwant	India	35,000	35,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.11 %	-1	1
Gond Kandra	India	17,000	17,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Gond Mannewar	India	47,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.93 %	-1	1
Gond Muria	India	689,000	689,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	14
Gond Nagawasi	India	152,000	152,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	3
Gowari	India	490,000	490,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Halam	India	42,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Ho	India	1,076,000	1,144,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kathodi	India	314,000	314,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	6
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khairwar	India	420,000	421,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,630,000	1,636,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,765,000	1,768,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Koli Dhor	India	413,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	8
Koli Mahadev	India	1,679,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Koli Malhar	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	6
Kolowar	India	242,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Korku	India	1,043,000	1,045,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Nahal	India	113,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	450,000	453,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
Koya Eti	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,539,000	9,857,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	191
Lohara	India	267,000	285,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	5
Mahishya	India	9,931,000	10,677,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	199
Majhi	India	121,000	202,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	2
Majhwar	India	187,000	203,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	4
Manna Dhora	India	20,000	20,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	110,000	110,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Meena	India	4,655,000	4,655,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	93
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	150,000	168,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Naikda	India	3,817,000	3,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	76
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Panika	India	1,061,000	1,061,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	21
Pao	India	59,000	59,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	318,000	318,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Pardhi	India	365,000	381,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Pentia	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Pnar	India	264,000	282,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.86 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Sahariya	India	866,000	870,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	17
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Thakkar	India	586,000	596,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Thoti, tribal	India	5,100	5,100	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Varli	India	1,248,000	1,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.42 %	-1	25
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,642,000	59,932,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1173
Yenadi	India	649,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.84 %	-1	13
Yerukula	India	540,000	540,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 105						86 ●			3,200

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

Language Alternate Names
Chhindwara
Gaudi
Ghond
Godi
Gondi
Gondiva
Gondu
Gondwadi
Goondile
Goudi
Goudwal

Dialects
Amravati
Betul
Bhandara
Chindwara
Gondi
Mandla
Nagpur
Seoni
Yavatmal

Dialect Alternate Names
Bahasa Gondi
Chhindawara
Gaudi
Ghond
Godi
Gondi, North
Gondi, Northern: Betul
Gondi, Northern: Chindwara
Gondi, Northern: Mandla
Gondi, Northern: Yavatmal
Gondi: Yavatmal
Gondiva
Gondu
Gondwadi
Gondwana
Goondile
Goudi
Goudwal

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1872-1987
New Testament	1994-1996
Complete Bible	None Reported

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Virtual Storehouse
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

Resource Directories
Scripture Earth
Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

Format ▲	Resource
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network)
Audio Recordings	Online Scripture (Talking Bibles)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Freedom From Torment
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Gondi, Northern
Film / Video	My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
General	Gospel resources links (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book

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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