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Language: Lepcha

Approximate Global Speakers

59,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

Audio Bible

Not Available

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Map Notes

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Rongkup	Bhutan	3,000	0 ☀︎
Rongkup	India	88,000	2 ●
Rongkup	Nepal	4,700	1 ●
Totals: 3			2 ●

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Adi	India	79,000	2 ●
Anal	India	25,000	3 ●
Bhote	Nepal	15,000	1 ●
Bhotia	India	128,000	2 ●
Bhotia Sikkim	Bhutan	6,300	0 ☀︎
Bhotia Sikkim	India	95,000	1 ●
Christian	India	1,575,000	3 ●
Gurung Ghale	Nepal	26,000	4 ●
Gurung Ghaleg	Nepal	605,000	2 ●
Kami	India	116,000	1 ●
Newah	India	190,000	1 ●
Oraon	India	5,076,000	2 ●
Rai	Nepal	713,000	2 ●
Tamang	India	275,000	2 ●
Tamang	Nepal	1,768,000	2 ●
Thakuri	Nepal	489,000	1 ●
Tipera	India	775,000	2 ●
Yakthumba, Limbu	India	161,000	2 ●
Totals: 18			6 ●

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

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Language Alternate Names
Lapcha
Lapche
Nünpa
Rong
Róng
Rongke
Róngkup
Rongpa
Róng-ríng

Dialects
Ilammu
Rengjongmu
Tamsangmu

Dialect Alternate Names

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1845-1989
New Testament	1989
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Lepcha	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

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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