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Language: Shina, Kohistani

Estimated Global Speakers

117,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

Translation Needed

Audio Bible

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Gospel Recordings

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	No reported people groups speaking this as primary language
	Totals: 0						0 ●			0

* 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 *
Ansari	Pakistan	4,032,000	14,793,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	81
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	9,830,000	9,964,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	197
Awan	Pakistan	5,229,000	5,249,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	105
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,045,000	2,045,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	21
Dhund	Pakistan	614,000	624,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Gakkhar	Pakistan	51,000	51,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	4,214,000	4,699,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	84
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,045,000	3,060,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	41
Hajam	Pakistan	1,868,000	4,305,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	37
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	28,827,000	29,863,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	577
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	816,000	817,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	16
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	193,000	193,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,063,000	7,785,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	21
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,784,000	2,436,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	36
Moghal	Pakistan	1,099,000	2,900,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	22
Pashtun	Pakistan	26,061,000	29,661,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	521
Pashtun Abakhel	Pakistan	135,000	135,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Afridi	Pakistan	521,000	1,008,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Pashtun Akazai	Pakistan	98,000	98,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pashtun Akhun Khel	Pakistan	67,000	67,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Ausa Khel	Pakistan	205,000	205,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Bhittani	Pakistan	145,000	145,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Degankhel	Pakistan	141,000	141,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Dilazak	Pakistan	134,000	191,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Dir Kohistan	Pakistan	123,000	123,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pashtun Gigiani	Pakistan	128,000	128,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Hassanzai (Yusafzai)	Pakistan	224,000	224,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Jadun (Gadoon)	Pakistan	144,000	144,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Kakar	Pakistan	1,151,000	1,637,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
Pashtun Kamalzai	Pakistan	155,000	155,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Khizarzai (Khadazai)	Pakistan	262,000	262,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Pashtun Khwaja Khel (Khwajgan)	Pakistan	39,000	39,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Larjan	Pakistan	64,000	64,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	Pakistan	499,000	1,092,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Pashtun Mahabatkhel	Pakistan	60,000	60,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Maliar	Pakistan	189,000	189,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Mamund	Pakistan	54,000	54,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Mando Khel	Pakistan	21,000	21,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Mishwani	Pakistan	26,000	26,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Mohmand	Pakistan	954,000	1,133,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Pashtun Painda Khel	Pakistan	491,000	491,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	10
Pashtun Sarh Band	Pakistan	20,000	20,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Suleiman Khel	Pakistan	101,000	101,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Pashtun Sultan Khel	Pakistan	190,000	190,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Tahirkheli	Pakistan	17,000	17,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Tarin	Pakistan	711,000	741,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Pashtun Tarkani	Pakistan	448,000	448,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Pashtun Usman Khel	Pakistan	355,000	355,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Pashtun Utman Khel	Pakistan	188,000	188,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Yusafzai	Pakistan	2,926,000	3,788,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	59
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	14,406,000	17,352,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	288
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,156,000	1,167,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
Rajput Jaral	Pakistan	18,000	20,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sayyid	Pakistan	5,354,000	14,530,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	107
Shaikh	Pakistan	10,559,000	223,464,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	211
Shaikh Qureshi	Pakistan	869,000	9,073,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	17
Tanaoli	Pakistan	602,000	602,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Ulema (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	229,000	234,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Totals: 58						58 ●			2,662

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	plk
Written	Unknown
Bible Translation	Needed
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Jalkot
Kohistani
Kohistyo
Koli
Palas
Palasi-Kohistani

Dialects
Jalkoti
Kohistani
Kolai
Palasi

Dialect Alternate Names

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	None Reported
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

Possible Print Bibles
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Online / Mobile App Bibles
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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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Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
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The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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