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Language: Duruwa

Estimated Global Speakers

295,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Dharua	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
	Totals: 1						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Bhattra	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.88 %	-1	6
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
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dal	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	134,000	134,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
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 Ghotul Muria	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Kandra	India	17,000	17,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Gond Maria	India	1,520,000	1,520,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
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
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
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	122,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.71 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
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 -
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Kori	India	2,589,000	2,613,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Kotia	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	793,000	793,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	16
Kui Dongria	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	213,000	213,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	125,000	125,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Pardhi	India	365,000	381,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parenga	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Parja Bonda	India	40,000	40,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.34 %	-1	1
Parja Jodia	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	1
Parja Parenga	India	59,000	59,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	1
Parja Pengo	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	1
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
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 -
Saora Jadu	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.08 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.95 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Khotto	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.13 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	India	24,000	24,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	29.25 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	67,000	67,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 61						39 ●			570

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	pci
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Dhruva
Dhurwa
Durva
Paraja
Parajhi
Parjhi
Parji
Tagara
Thakara
Tugara

Dialects
Dharba
Kukanar
Nethanar
Tiriya

Dialect Alternate Names

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	2000-2003
New Testament	2019
Complete Bible	None Reported

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
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Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing)


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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Oral Bible stories in Duruwa
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Duruwa
General	Gospel website in this language
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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