Nyishi in India

The Nyishi have only been reported in India
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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People Name General Nyishi
People Name in Country Nyishi
Alternate Names नईशी
Population this Country 281,000
Population all Countries 281,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 21379
ROP3 Code 118234
ROP25 Code 306249
ROP25 Name Nyishi
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)
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 1
  Arunachal Pradesh 281,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.18 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
62.78 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
6.03 %
Islam
0.50 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.07 %
Unknown
30.44 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Nyishi (242,000 speakers)
Language Code njz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 17
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Adi
2,900
Assamese
600
Bengali
300
Hindi
200
Nepali
70
Apatani
30
Odia
30
Tagin
30
Naga, Tangshang
Marathi Naga, Nocte Bhojpuri
Sadri Naga, Wancho Santhali
Primary Language Nyishi (242,000 speakers)
Language Code njz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 17
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Adi 2,900
  Assamese 600
  Bengali 300
  Hindi 200
  Nepali 70
  Apatani 30
  Odia 30
  Tagin 30
  Naga, Tangshang 10
  Marathi 10
  Naga, Nocte 10
  Bhojpuri 0
  Sadri 0
  Naga, Wancho 0
  Santhali 0
People Groups Speaking Nyishi

Primary Language:  Nyishi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1957-1982)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2002)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2016)
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Nyishi Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Nyishi YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Nyishi YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Nyishi Literacy & Evangelism International
Photo Source Nandini Velho - Wikimedia  Creative Commons 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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