Nepal, Lumbini state people groups

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Country:	Nepal
Province / State:	Lumbini
District:	All

Number of People Groups

189

Unreached People Groups

181

Total Population

3,241,000

Buddhist

4.1 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

87.7 %

Muslim

7.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adibasi Janajati	50	Nepali	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahar	1,300	Awadhi	0 ☀	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	6,800	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arakh	100	Awadhi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Nepali	0 ☀	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	50	Nepali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bahelia (Muslim traditions)	900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Maithili	0 ☀	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	23,000	Nepali	0 ☀	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Bangali (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Maithili	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	7,300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Agrahari	1,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	1,900	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	1,300	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Unai	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	30,000	Maithili	0 ☀	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bantar	60	Maithili	0 ☀	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baramu	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Maithili	0 ☀	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Maithili	0 ☀	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	1,100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	300	Awadhi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Maithili	0 ☀	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	700	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	11,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	6,200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	3,400	Maithili	0 ☀	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	2,200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhote	300	Nepali	1 ●	60	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	2,200	Maithili	0 ☀	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bote-Majhi	4,300	Bote	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	3,100	Maithili	0 ☀	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	600	Maithili	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Hill	548,000	Nepali	0 ☀	547,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Brahmin Jijhotia	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	600	Awadhi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Maithili	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	3,600	Awadhi	0 ☀	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Terai	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	85,000	Maithili	1 ●	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chamling	20	Chamling	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang, Tsepang	200	Chepang	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhantyal	1,200	Nepali	1 ●	500	-1 -	600	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	278,000	Nepali	1 ●	275,000	-1 -	2,000	300	-1 -	300
Chidimar	200	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Danuwar Rai	200	Danuwar	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darai	2,600	Darai	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	52,000	Nepali	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	500	200	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Maithili	0 ☀	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	5,900	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhandi	2,100	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharkar	1,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhimal	20	Dhimal	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Maithili	0 ☀	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	700	Awadhi	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,800	Awadhi	0 ☀	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Domar (Hindu traditions)	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	45,000	Maithili	0 ☀	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharva	1,500	Nepali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	70	Nepali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	9,800	Nepali	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	40	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	70	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goriya (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	300	Maithili	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghale	300	Ghale, Southern	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	44,000	Gurung	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	35,000	2,900	-1 -	3,100
Hajam	8,500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	60	Maithili	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Maithili	0 ☀	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	40	Maithili	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	9,500	Maithili	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	40	Nepali	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kami	156,000	Nepali	1 ●	152,000	-1 -	1,700	1,900	-1 -	40
Kandu	1,800	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Maithili	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Maithili	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Sribastab	600	Awadhi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khas	600	Nepali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	200	Awadhi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatwa	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	30	Rajbanshi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Maithili	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	600	Awadhi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	8,700	Awadhi	0 ☀	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kuchbandia	90	Awadhi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	47,000	Nepali	1 ●	46,000	-1 -	500	900	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Maithili	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	67,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	67,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lhomi, Shing Saapa	20	Lhomi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Maithili	0 ☀	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Lohorung	20	Yamphu, Southern	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	518,000	Nepali	1 ●	440,000	-1 -	70,000	7,700	-1 -	800
Majhi	2,700	Nepali	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	200
Mal (Hindu traditions)	70	Maithili	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Maithili	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Maithili	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Maithili	0 ☀	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Maithili	0 ☀	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mech	-1 Unknown	Boro	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miyan	4,700	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Maithili	0 ☀	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda, Horo	50	Maithili	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Murao (Hindu traditions)	500	Awadhi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	7,000	Maithili	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	19,000	Maithili	0 ☀	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	500	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	60,000	Newar	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	9,500	700	-1 -	90
Oraon, Dhangar	300	Kurux	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Pashtun, Pathan	4,600	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	3,300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	300	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	2,600	Nepali	2 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	900
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	200	Rajbanshi	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbhar	6,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajdhob	200	Maithili	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raji	20	Raji	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Maithili	0 ☀	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	500	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nau	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Saithwar	600	Bhojpuri	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rongkup	20	Lepcha	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	300	Santhali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	100
Sarki	49,000	Nepali	1 ●	48,000	-1 -	400	500	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	11,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	156,000	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	156,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	1,900	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sherpa	900	Sherpa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	900	20	-1 -	-1 -
Silpkar (Hindu traditions)	900	Nepali	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Maithili	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	700	Maithili	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,200	Sunwar	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	9,900	Tamang, Eastern	2 ●	500	-1 -	7,900	1,100	-1 -	400
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Maithili	0 ☀	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Maithili	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	1,700	Nepali	1 ●	600	-1 -	1,000	50	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	29,000	Nepali	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	200	700	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	100	Thangmi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu Khawas	300	Nepali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu unspecified	258,000	Tharu, Dangaura	1 ●	253,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	20
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	100	Maithili	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Awadhi	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	145,000	Maithili	0 ☀	145,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	6,700	Maithili	0 ☀	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Ghosi	1,500	Awadhi	0 ☀	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	4,500	Awadhi	0 ☀	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Awadhi	0 ☀	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	500	Maithili	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	1,700	Maithili	0 ☀	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakkha	800	Yakkha	1 ●	600	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	600	Limbu	1 ●	300	-1 -	100	20	-1 -	70
Yehlmo	90	Hyolmo	1 ●	40	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 189	3,241,000		181 ●	2,843,000	235,000	131,000	23,000	60	7,100

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