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Language: Boro

Estimated Global Speakers

1,135,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,579,000	1,579,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Bodo (Muslim traditions)	India	2,700	2,700	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	Bhutan	400	60,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mech	India	54,000	60,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	Nepal	4,700	60,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.72 %	-1	1
Totals: 5						3 ●			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 *
Adi Gallong	India	17,000	17,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	24,000	24,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	17.76 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	13,000	13,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.11 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	157,000	157,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	231,000	231,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	497,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	India	2,691,000	2,693,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	54
Barman	India	6,700	6,700	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	India	553,000	590,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	11
Bhil	India	16,806,000	17,290,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	336
Bhumij	India	1,116,000	1,145,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Birhor	India	20,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.61 %	-1	-1 -
Birjia	India	13,000	13,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.15 %	-1	-1 -
Bori	India	3,300	3,300	●	Christianity	3 ●	79.12 %	-1	-1 -
Bru	India	204,000	206,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.91 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	156,000	156,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	217,000	680,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chero	India	158,000	163,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	3
Chik Baraik	India	117,000	122,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Christian	India	1,241,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	52,000	52,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Galong	India	80,000	80,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,094,000	1,222,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gorait	India	10,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.05 %	-1	1
Hajang	India	74,000	92,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Halam	India	42,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.71 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,200	4,200	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	145,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	Bhutan	1,100	279,000		Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kachari Sonwal	India	278,000	279,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	6
Kanaura	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Karmali	India	129,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Khasi	India	1,518,000	1,602,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	83.53 %	-1	-1 -
Khiamniungan	India	62,000	73,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.29 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,621,000	1,627,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	32
Koch (Hindu traditions)	India	50,000	169,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.58 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	705,000	705,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Konyak	India	239,000	241,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	2,575,000	2,598,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	51
Korku	India	1,035,000	1,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Kuki Chin	India	134,000	174,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lisu Yobin	India	3,000	1,318,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.03 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	126,000	126,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	264,000	282,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.13 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	177,000	177,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahali	India	82,000	82,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.34 %	-1	2
Mahli	India	406,000	437,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Malto	India	189,000	225,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	14.11 %	-1	-1 -
Marma	India	46,000	241,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Miniyong	India	7,900	7,900	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	143,000	162,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	563,000	565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,665,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	India	149,000	167,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.61 %	-1	3
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.13 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,446,000	4,607,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	52,000	52,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	2,400	7,800	●	Christianity	3 ●	74.11 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	368,000	370,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	India	4,918,000	6,581,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.47 %	-1	98
Sangtam	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.24 %	-1	-1 -
Santal	India	7,592,000	8,281,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	978,000	981,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	52,000	57,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	245,000	245,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tagin	India	61,000	61,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	11.88 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,800	4,629,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tipera	India	629,000	753,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	254,000	254,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	5
Yimchungra	India	68,000	68,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	104,000	104,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 76						29 ●			692

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	brx
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bara
Bodi
Bodo
Boroni
Kachari
Mache
Mech
Meche
Mechi
Meci

Dialects
Chote
Lower Assam
Meche
South Bank Assam

Dialect Alternate Names
Bara
Bodi
Bodo
Bodo: Chote
Bodo: Mech
Bodo: Meche
Bodo: South Bank Assam
Boro
Boro: Lower Assam
Boroni
Boronimeche
Kachari
Mache
Machi
Mech
Meche
Mechi
Meci

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1906-1961
New Testament	1938-1991
Complete Bible	1981

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Bodo
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
General	Gospel website in this language
General	Got Questions Ministry
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (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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