Pnar 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 | Pnar |
| People Name in Country | Pnar |
| Alternate Names | Jaintia; Synteng; पनर |
| Population this Country | 330,000 |
| Population all Countries | 350,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 17892 |
| ROP3 Code | 113372 |
| ROP25 Code | 306749 |
| ROP25 Name | Pnar |
| 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 | 5 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 |
| Meghalaya 329,000 | |
| Nagaland 600 | |
| Assam 300 | |
| Mizoram 80 | |
| Manipur 80 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.05 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
70.34 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
1.33 %
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| Islam |
0.26 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.01 %
|
| Unknown |
28.00 %
|
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Pnar (270,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | pbv Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Pnar (270,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | pbv Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 39 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Khasi 6,200 | |
| War-Jaintia 500 | |
| Karbi 400 | |
| Chin, Thado 300 | |
| Marathi 200 | |
| Hindi 100 | |
| Bengali 100 | |
| Vaiphei 80 | |
| Mizo 70 | |
| Chin, Falam 60 | |
| Garo 60 | |
| Naga, Inpui 60 | |
| Dimasa 40 | |
| English 40 | |
| Nepali 40 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Pnar |
Primary Language: Pnar
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2014) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | 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 Pnar | Jesus Film Project |
| General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| General | Gospel resources links | General / Other |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store | General / Other |
| Photo Source | Gerald Roberts |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
