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Language: Bishnupuriya

Estimated Global Speakers

160,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

Portions

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bishnupriya Manipuri	Bangladesh	18,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.20 %	-1	1
Bishnupriya Manipuri	India	102,000	120,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.99 %	-1	2
Totals: 2						2 ●			3

* 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 *
Bhumij	Bangladesh	34,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.12 %	-1	1
Binjhia	Bangladesh	6,500	215,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.04 %	-1	1
Brahmin unspecified	Bangladesh	237,000	34,394,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Chang	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	Bangladesh	293,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	149,000	12,659,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Dholi (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	60,000	67,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,277,000	1,372,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond unspecified	India	9,939,000	9,949,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	199
Hajam	Bangladesh	547,000	5,069,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	11
Hmar	India	114,000	114,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	Bangladesh	93,000	1,345,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.24 %	-1	2
Jhalo Malo	Bangladesh	213,000	683,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	4
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	614,000	4,338,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	12
Kaibartta Jalia	Bangladesh	243,000	770,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	5
Kaibartta unspecified	Bangladesh	243,000	1,862,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	5
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	1,445,000	8,468,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	29
Kayastha Karan	Bangladesh	249,000	872,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	5
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	Bangladesh	29,000	339,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.66 %	-1	1
Mahishya	Bangladesh	716,000	12,293,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	14
Mali (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	172,000	12,444,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Meena	India	5,411,000	5,411,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	108
Mundari	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	619,000	4,402,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.54 %	-1	12
Namassej Chandel	Bangladesh	2,085,000	3,759,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.59 %	-1	42
Patni (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	137,000	401,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pod	Bangladesh	29,000	3,511,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	1,540,000	6,599,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.64 %	-1	31
Sangtam	India	89,000	89,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	346,000	1,082,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Sunri Sadhubanik	Bangladesh	243,000	563,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	182,000	676,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Teli (Hindu traditions)	Bangladesh	152,000	22,468,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Tili	Bangladesh	73,000	1,329,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tipera	India	800,000	943,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.52 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	298,000	298,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	6
Totals: 39						29 ●			524

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bpy
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Portions
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Language Alternate Names
Bishnupria
Bishnupria Manipuri
Bishnupriya
Bishnupriya Manipuri
Bisna Puriya
Leimanai
Madai Gang
Madai Gang (Leimanai)
Ningthaunai
Rajar Gang
Rajar Gang (Ningthaunai)

Dialects
Bishnupria
Madai Gang
Rajar Gang

Dialect Alternate Names
Bishnapria
Bishnapuri
Bishnapuria
Bishnupriya
Bisma Puriya
Kathe
Kathi
Manipuri
Meiteiron
Meithe
Meithei
Meithei: Bishnupuriya
Menipuri
Mitei
Mithe
Ponna

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1995-2011
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bishnupuriya	Jesus Film Project
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth

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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