Sema in India
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Christian
Evangelical
Progress
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
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Sources:
People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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| People Name General | Sema |
| People Name in Country | Sema |
| Alternate Names | Dayang; Sema Naga; Simi; सीमा |
| Population this Country | 293,000 |
| Population all Countries | 293,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 18071 |
| ROP3 Code | 113571 |
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | |||||||||||||||
| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 13 |
| Nagaland 278,000 | |
| Assam 8,800 | |
| Meghalaya 400 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 300 | |
| Delhi 300 | |
| West Bengal 100 | |
| Manipur 70 | |
| Tamil Nadu 60 | |
| Kerala 60 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 60 | |
| Punjab 30 | |
| Karnataka 10 | |
| Chhattisgarh 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.17 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
99.33 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.20 %
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| Islam |
0.26 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.03 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Sumi (240,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | nsm Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Sumi (240,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nsm Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 21 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Naga, Lotha 600 | |
| Naga, Yimchungru 500 | |
| English 500 | |
| Naga, Ao 400 | |
| Nepali 400 | |
| Naga, Phom 400 | |
| Assamese 300 | |
| Naga, Chokri 200 | |
| Naga, Sangtam 200 | |
| Naga, Konyak 200 | |
| Naga, Southern Rengma 200 | |
| Naga, Angami 100 | |
| Hindi 100 | |
| Mizo 90 | |
| Bengali 70 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Naga, Sumi |
Primary Language: Naga, Sumi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1928-1961) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1944-1960) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (2000-2013) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Naga, Sumi | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
| General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
| General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | Android Bible app: Naga, Sumi | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Naga, Sumi | YouVersion Bibles |
| Photo Source | Anonymous |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
