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Language: Duruwa

Estimated Global Speakers

294,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

New Testament

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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	18,000	18,000	●	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	310,000	310,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhotia	India	114,000	114,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.90 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	455,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Bhumia	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,116,000	1,145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhia	India	177,000	183,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,579,000	1,579,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,241,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dal	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Desua Bhumij	India	500	500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Gadaba	India	132,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Gond	India	14,247,000	14,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	285
Gond Dhuriya	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	3
Gond Dorla	India	161,000	161,000	●	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	1,509,000	1,509,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Gond Muria	India	685,000	685,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	14
Gond Nagawasi	India	151,000	151,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	3
Gond Raja Muria	India	50,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Rajgond	India	1,205,000	1,205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Halba	India	728,000	728,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	66,000	66,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kammara	India	120,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	984,000	988,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharia	India	753,000	765,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi	India	1,518,000	1,602,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Kolha	India	705,000	705,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Konda Dhora	India	232,000	232,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Kori	India	2,575,000	2,598,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	51
Kotia	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	784,000	784,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Kui Dongria	India	165,000	165,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.51 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Khond	India	1,832,000	1,837,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Kuvi	India	212,000	212,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.75 %	-1	-1 -
Kui Sitha	India	124,000	124,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.31 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	143,000	162,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,665,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Pardhi	India	363,000	363,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parenga	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	1
Parja	India	489,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Parja Bonda	India	39,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.27 %	-1	1
Parja Jodia	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	1
Parja Parenga	India	59,000	59,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	1
Parja Pengo	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rabha	India	368,000	370,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,592,000	8,281,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	978,000	981,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-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	529,000	529,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 61						39 ●			567

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

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

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World Bible Finder
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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
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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