Mel-Tenda People Cluster | Joshua Project

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Population

4,693,000

People Groups (Across Countries)

People Groups
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Unreached Groups (by Country)

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Sub-Saharan Peoples

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Map Notes

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Photo	People Group ▲	Global Population	Peoples by Country	Unreached by Country	% Unreached Peoples	Popl in Unreached	% Popl in Unreached	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range	Est. Workers Needed *
	Badyara	24,000	3	3	100.0 %	24,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	0.1-2% ●	3
	Baga Binari	4,500	1	1	100.0 %	4,500	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Baga Fore, Black Baga	11,000	1	1	100.0 %	11,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	1
	Baga Koga	5,900	1	1	100.0 %	5,900	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Baga Mandouri	5,500	1	1	100.0 %	5,500	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Baga Sitemu	48,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Bassari	47,000	3	1	33.3 %	600	1.3 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	1
	Biafada	67,000	1	1	100.0 %	67,000	100.0 %	Islam	0	0-0.1% ●	0-0.1% ●	1
	Bom, Krim	23,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Bullom	8,800	1	1	100.0 %	8,800	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Gola	218,000	2	2	100.0 %	218,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0.1-2% ●	2-5% ●	5
	Kasanga	900	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	5	10-50% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kissi	754,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kissi, Southern	382,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	2-5% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Kobiana	1,600	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Landoma	32,000	1	1	100.0 %	32,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	1
	Limba, East	2,200	2	1	50.0 %	1,300	59.1 %	Islam	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	1
	Limba, West	588,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	2	0.1-2% ●	10-50% ●	-1 -
	Nalu	26,000	2	2	100.0 %	26,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	0.1-2% ●	2
	Sherbro	236,000	1	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Ethnic Religions	4	5-10% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Temne	2,088,000	2	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %	Islam	4	2-5% ●	5-10% ●	-1 -
	Temne-Banta	79,000	1	1	100.0 %	79,000	100.0 %	Islam	1	0-0.1% ●	2-5% ●	2
	Wamei, Konyagi	41,000	2	1	50.0 %	9,000	22.0 %	Ethnic Religions	2	0.1-2% ●	5-10% ●	1
Totals:	23 Peoples Across Countries	4,693,000	35	18	51.4 %	493,000	10.5 %	Islam	11 ◼︎ (4 ✸︎)	4.2% ●	11.8% ●	19

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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