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Khatwa of Nepal

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Map source: Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl

Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
85,000	Maithili	Hinduism	0.02 %	Unknown			1.1

Khatwa of Nepal

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Geography

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Yes

Population in Country:

85,000

Largest Provinces:

Janakpur (44,000)	Sagarmatha (32,000)
Narayani (7,400)	Kosi (6,400)
Bagmati (300)	Mechi (300)
Mahakali (40)	Bheri (20)
Dhawalagiri (Unknown)	Gandaki (Unknown)

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Location in Country:

Narayani, Janakpur, and Koshi zones.
(Source: www.ethnologue.com)

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Peoples ^[3]

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People Name in Country:

Khatwa

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Katua	Katwa
Khatwe

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17185

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Population in Country:

85,000

Population all Countries:

Yes

Unengaged or Unknown

Ethnicity

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CNN25g

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Language

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Primary Language:

(58,000 Speakers)

mai

Secondary Languages:

Nepali (22,000)	Bhojpuri (3,100)
Magar, Eastern (2,000)	Hindi (1,600)
Bantawa (1,400)	Musasa (300)
Angika (300)	Rajbanshi (70)
Newar (40)

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Religion ^[4]

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.28 %
Christianity	0.02 %	(Evangelical: Data not available)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	99.34 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.23 %
Unknown	0.13 %

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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1.1

Yes

Unengaged or Unknown

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

Yes

New Testament:

2010

Complete Bible:

None Reported

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Audio Recordings	MegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio Recordings	Global Recordings
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Maithili
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
Printed Matter	World Christian Tract Ministry
Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets

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