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Language: Ahirani

Estimated Global Speakers

1,066,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	No reported people groups speaking this as primary language
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* 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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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	India	6,549,000	6,603,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	131
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,525,000	3,999,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	70
Bania	India	29,331,000	29,571,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	587
Bania Gujar	India	195,000	195,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Bania Lad	India	133,000	133,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,155,000	6,162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions)	India	426,000	426,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	9
Bedar (Hindu traditions)	India	2,528,000	2,534,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	51
Bedar Bile	India	112,000	112,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	India	1,905,000	1,917,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	38
Bhatia (Hindu traditions)	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhil Aher	India	33,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Bhil Dubla	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	3
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	India	500,000	500,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	10
Bhil Nihal	India	329,000	329,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	7
Bhil Paware	India	104,000	104,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	2
Bhil Tadvi	India	469,000	469,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	9
Bhil Vasave	India	1,176,000	1,176,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	24
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	India	6,411,000	6,568,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	128
Bidur	India	359,000	359,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Brahmin	India	59,134,000	63,125,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1183
Brahmin Anavada	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Brahmin Gaur	India	3,073,000	3,107,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	61
Brahmin Joshi	India	376,000	380,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Brahmin Kanaujia	India	4,303,000	4,316,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	86
Brahmin Mahratta	India	474,000	475,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Brahmin Sanadhya	India	2,730,000	2,732,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	55
Brahmin Sawaria	India	4,328,000	4,336,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	87
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	India	47,727,000	48,174,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.22 %	-1	955
Chamar Satnami	India	1,785,000	1,785,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.47 %	-1	36
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	India	449,000	450,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	9
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	India	115,000	115,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,946,000	2,970,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	59
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	India	112,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	India	562,000	597,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	11
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,796,000	2,852,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanka	India	421,000	424,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,993,000	12,319,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	240
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	India	969,000	2,045,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Dhobi Parit	India	254,000	254,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	India	6,608,000	6,619,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	132
Gamit	India	457,000	463,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.34 %	-1	-1 -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	India	114,000	116,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Ghisadi	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Gopal	India	38,000	38,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gosain	India	1,564,000	1,567,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Gujar (Hindu traditions)	India	7,166,000	7,438,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	143
Hatkar	India	353,000	353,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,192,000	3,801,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	64
Kachari (Hindu traditions)	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kaikadi	India	339,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Kamathi	India	214,000	214,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kanai	India	61,000	61,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	India	657,000	668,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	13
Kathodi	India	314,000	314,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	6
Katia	India	219,000	219,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kawar	India	1,003,000	1,007,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Khangar (Hindu traditions)	India	344,000	344,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	India	414,000	424,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	India	2,262,000	2,267,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	45
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	India	2,347,000	2,359,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	47
Kokna	India	1,085,000	1,085,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.10 %	-1	22
Kolhati	India	29,000	29,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Koli (Hindu traditions)	India	2,255,000	2,482,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	45
Koli Dhor	India	413,000	415,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	8
Koli Mahadev	India	1,679,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Koli Malhar	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	6
Koli of Gujarat	India	8,310,000	8,310,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	166
Koshti	India	1,117,000	1,117,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	22
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,741,000	16,185,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	315
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	18,499,000	18,825,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	370
Kunbi Anjna	India	388,000	392,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	8
Kunbi Ghatole	India	218,000	218,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kunbi Kadwa	India	1,177,000	1,189,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	24
Kunbi Lewa	India	2,013,000	2,018,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	40
Kunbi Lonari	India	101,000	101,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kunbi Tirole	India	335,000	335,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,017,000	19,315,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	380
Lingayat	India	3,479,000	3,479,000	●	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	70
Lohana	India	583,000	652,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	12
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,539,000	9,857,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	191
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	India	624,000	2,436,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	India	9,548,000	9,556,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	191
Mahar (Christian traditions)	India	418,000	418,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Mahratta	India	31,159,000	31,162,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	623
Mahratta Jadhav	India	2,803,000	2,803,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	56
Mahratta Konkani	India	564,000	564,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	11
Mahratta Kshatriya	India	56,000	56,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mahratta Kunbi	India	7,684,000	7,798,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	154
Mahratta Shinde	India	555,000	555,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	11
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	10,050,000	10,212,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	201
Mang Garudi	India	77,000	77,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Matang (Christian traditions)	India	186,000	186,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	India	2,598,000	2,600,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	52
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	India	1,953,000	2,244,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	39
Molvi	India	37,000	37,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,933,000	12,102,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	239
Pangul	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pardhi	India	365,000	381,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,482,000	11,695,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	230
Patharwat	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Prabhu Kayastha	India	275,000	275,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	India	45,611,000	45,785,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	912
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions)	India	79,000	79,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	India	340,000	340,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Ramoshi	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	India	356,000	356,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Sali	India	1,052,000	1,055,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	21
Shaikh	India	85,886,000	223,464,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	1718
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	India	7,772,000	7,885,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	155
Sonar Aksali	India	68,000	68,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	India	1,868,000	2,188,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	37
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,839,000	19,359,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	377
Thakar	India	88,000	88,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Thakkar	India	586,000	596,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Tirmali	India	14,000	14,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	India	3,630,000	3,657,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	73
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	India	128,000	128,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.86 %	-1	3
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	India	5,280,000	7,056,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.01 %	-1	106
Viswakarma	India	7,694,000	7,701,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	154
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,642,000	59,932,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1173
Yadav Dhindhor	India	1,543,000	1,558,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Yadav Ghosi	India	1,570,000	1,573,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	31
Yadav Gola	India	4,935,000	4,941,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	99
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions)	India	4,885,000	4,919,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	98
Totals: 129						124 ●			13,866

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Status	Living
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Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Ahiri

Dialects
Dhulia
Jalgaon

Dialect Alternate Names
Ahirani: Dhulia
Ahirani: Jalgaon
Kandesi: Ahirani: Dhulia
Khandesi: Ahirani: Jalgaon

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	Yes
New Testament	2017-2020
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (Global Recordings Network)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Ahirani
General	Gospel resources links (Scripture Earth)
General	Gospel website in this language
Mobile App	Download Bible from Google Play Store
Text / Printed Matter	Online New Testament (Bibles India)

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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