Wancho in India
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Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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| People Name General | Wancho |
| People Name in Country | Wancho |
| Alternate Names | Konyak; Tangjan; Tsarjan; वंछो |
| Population this Country | 73,000 |
| Population all Countries | 73,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 5 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 18328 |
| ROP3 Code | 113878 |
| ROP25 Code | 308704 |
| ROP25 Name | Wancho |
| 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 | 4 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh 72,000 | |
| Nagaland 1,700 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 10 | |
| Assam 10 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.30 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
89.59 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
8.84 %
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| Islam |
0.37 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.05 %
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| Unknown |
0.84 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Wancho (61,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | nnp Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Wancho (61,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nnp Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 21 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Naga, Nocte 3,900 | |
| Naga, Tangshang 50 | |
| Adi 30 | |
| Assamese 20 | |
| Hindi 20 | |
| Naga, Phom 10 | |
| Nyishi 10 | |
| English 10 | |
| Odia 10 | |
| Malayalam 10 | |
| Vaiphei 10 | |
| Digaro-Mishmi 0 | |
| Nepali 0 | |
| Naga, Zeme 0 | |
| Naga, Lotha 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Naga, Wancho |
Primary Language: Naga, Wancho
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2002) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (2012) |
| YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | 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 |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories | Story Runners |
| General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | Android Bible app: Naga, Wancho | YouVersion Bibles |
| Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Naga, Wancho | 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. |
