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Language: Korku

Estimated Global Speakers

828,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Korku	India	1,043,000	1,045,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Bawaria	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	1
Korku Muwasi	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Korku Nahal	India	113,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Totals: 4						4 ●			25

* 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 *
Andh	India	491,000	491,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	573,000	576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhotia Sikkim	India	84,000	90,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	118,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
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
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
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
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
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
Kol	India	1,765,000	1,768,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
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
Kori	India	2,589,000	2,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-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
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
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
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-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
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	53,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	218,000	218,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thakkar	India	586,000	596,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Thangal	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.62 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 42						31 ●			1,073

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

Language Alternate Names
Bondeya
Bopchi
Bouriya
Korki
Kuri
Kurku
Kurku-Ruma
Mawasi (Muasi)
Muasi
Muwasi
Ramekhera

Dialects
Bauriya
Bondoy
Mawasi
Ramekhera
Ruma

Dialect Alternate Names
Bauria
Bouriya
Korku
Korku: Bauriya
Korku: Mawasi
Korku: Ramekhera
Kurku
Muasi
Muwasi

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1900-1981
New Testament	2018
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Korku
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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