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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Munda	Bangladesh	53,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.57 %	-1	1
Munda	Bhutan	1,900	4,352,000		Hinduism	2 ●	5.11 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 4						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 *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	242,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	5
Amat	India	315,000	318,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Asur	India	37,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.47 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	171,000	171,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,370,000	3,452,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	67
Baiga	India	666,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	13
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	7,056,000	7,064,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	141
Barman	India	7,900	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bathudi	India	267,000	267,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	647,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	13
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	India	4,800	58,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Bhandari	India	754,000	754,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	15
Bharia Bhumia	India	374,000	374,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	7
Bhil unspecified	India	14,300,000	14,873,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	286
Bhotia Sikkim	India	81,000	87,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.44 %	-1	2
Bhottada	India	539,000	539,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.48 %	-1	11
Bhuiya Ghatwar	India	355,000	358,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	7
Bhuiya unspecified	India	1,725,000	1,737,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	34
Bhumia	India	185,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.98 %	-1	4
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Bhumij	Bangladesh	34,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.12 %	-1	1
Bhunjia	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Binjhal	India	160,000	160,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	208,000	215,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Birhor	India	24,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.63 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	17,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.06 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	India	34,129,000	34,394,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	683
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	255,000	797,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.88 %	-1	5
Chero	India	185,000	194,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	137,000	145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	3
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Desua Bhumij	India	600	600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.49 %	-1	1
Dewar	India	1,180,000	1,180,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	24
Dhimar	India	2,195,000	2,195,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	44
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,360,000	12,659,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	247
Domar (Hindu traditions)	India	2,510,000	2,555,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	50
Gadaba	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.63 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,471,000	1,471,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	29
Gandia Odisha	India	4,100	4,100	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,369,000	2,369,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	47
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	517,000	519,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	10
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	337,000	337,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Gond Jhare	India	118,000	118,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,409,000	1,409,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	28
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Gorait	India	12,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Gujjar (Hindu traditions)	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Guria	India	856,000	856,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	17
Hadi	India	1,141,000	1,224,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	23
Halba	India	851,000	851,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	17
Haomei	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Jhalo Malo	India	470,000	683,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	9
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,722,000	4,338,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	74
Kachari Dimasa	India	170,000	182,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	India	1,617,000	1,862,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	32
Kandha Gauda	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	774,000	774,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	15
Karan	India	616,000	616,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	12
Karmali	India	151,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Kawar	India	1,165,000	1,170,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	23
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	6,971,000	8,468,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	139
Khairwar	India	488,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	10
Khambu	India	366,000	368,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	4.23 %	-1	7
Khandait	India	2,016,000	2,019,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	40
Kharia	India	880,000	904,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.44 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	661,000	680,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Kisan	India	1,894,000	1,903,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	38
Kol	India	2,050,000	2,053,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	41
Kolah Lohara	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Koli Mahadev	India	1,952,000	1,979,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	39
Kori	India	3,011,000	3,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	60
Korku	India	1,180,000	1,186,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	24
Korwa	India	522,000	526,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.07 %	-1	10
Koya unspecified	India	764,000	764,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.29 %	-1	15
Kui Khond	India	1,545,000	1,553,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	18,281,000	18,716,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	366
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	22,106,000	22,432,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	442
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	150,000	150,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.07 %	-1	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	11,072,000	11,395,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	221
Lohara	India	310,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	6
Mahali	India	95,000	95,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahishya	India	11,576,000	12,293,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	232
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	12,243,000	12,444,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	245
Malto	India	221,000	255,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Mankirdia	India	2,800	2,800	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Matia	India	237,000	263,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	5
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	158,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	3
Mizo	India	168,000	187,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Momba	India	5,300	14,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	8,400	8,600	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda, Horo	Nepal	2,500	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.45 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	174,000	191,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	13,791,000	13,973,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	276
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	3,776,000	4,402,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	76
Namassej Chandel	India	1,674,000	3,759,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	33
Omanatya	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	93,000	93,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Paite Simte	India	9,100	9,100	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.61 %	-1	-1 -
Pan	India	1,582,000	1,586,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	32
Pantanti	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pardhan	India	369,000	369,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	7
Parhaiya	India	36,000	42,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.78 %	-1	1
Parja unspecified	India	384,000	384,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	8
Patelia	India	140,000	143,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Patial	India	46,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.10 %	-1	1
Patralu	India	141,000	141,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pentia	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Poumai	India	150,000	150,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Bhutan	9,700	6,599,000		Hinduism	1 ●	1.81 %	-1	1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,921,000	6,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	98
Rajwar	India	709,000	719,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	14
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	39,000	39,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	78,000	78,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	618,000	618,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Sounti	India	132,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	632,000	1,082,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.17 %	-1	13
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	India	493,000	676,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	5,662,000	5,889,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	113
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	21,893,000	22,468,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	438
Thakkar	India	681,000	693,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	14
Turi (Hindu traditions)	India	407,000	436,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	8
Wancho	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	89.59 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	40,170,000	41,296,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	803
Zeliang	India	121,000	121,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 140						107 ●			6,245

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	unr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bhumij (Bhumij Munda)
Bhumij Munda
Bhumij Thar
Colh
Hasada
Horo
Kera'
Kolh
Mandari
Mondari
Munari
Munda
Muṇḍari
Sadar Bhumij
Santhai
Santhali
Satar

Dialects
Bangladesh
Bhumij
Hasada
Hasada'
Hasada’
Kera
Kera’
Latar
Munda
Naguri
Santhai
Satar

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangla: Kera
Bengali: Kera
Bhumese
Kera'
Mondari
Munda
Mundari: Bangladesh
Mundari: Bhumij
Mundari: Kera'
Mundari: Naguri

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1876-1965
New Testament	2020-2021
Complete Bible	1910-2002

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mundari	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Gospel website in this language	General / Other
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book	General / Other
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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