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Language: Halbi

Estimated Global Speakers

766,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Halba Kewat	India	4,100	4,100	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
	Totals: 1						1 ●			1

* 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 *
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	India	205,000	205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Amat	India	270,000	273,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Andh	India	488,000	488,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	10
Ao	India	231,000	231,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	569,000	572,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Bathudi	India	229,000	229,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhaina	India	73,000	73,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Bharia Bhumia	India	320,000	320,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhattra	India	310,000	310,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,806,000	17,290,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	336
Bhuiya	India	2,081,000	2,094,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhumia	India	156,000	156,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhunjia	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	1
Biar (Hindu traditions)	India	372,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	7
Binjhia	India	177,000	183,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Chaimal	India	600	600	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	1
Chang	India	65,000	65,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,780,000	2,795,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanwar	India	64,000	64,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.21 %	-1	1
Dharua	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	11,904,000	12,223,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	238
Dhodia	India	679,000	686,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	14
Dora	India	8,200	8,200	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dubla	India	675,000	675,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	14
Gadaba	India	132,000	132,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Gamit	India	454,000	458,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.34 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,247,000	14,253,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	285
Gond Dhuriya	India	166,000	166,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	3
Gond Dorla	India	161,000	161,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Gond Ghotul Muria	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Kandra	India	17,000	17,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Gond Maria	India	1,509,000	1,509,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	30
Gond Muria	India	685,000	685,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	14
Gond Nagawasi	India	151,000	151,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.51 %	-1	3
Gond Raja Muria	India	50,000	50,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.03 %	-1	1
Gond Rajgond	India	1,205,000	1,205,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Gond Sonjhari	India	48,000	48,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gowari	India	473,000	473,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	9
Hakki Pikki	India	25,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.81 %	-1	1
Halba	India	728,000	728,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Hasalaru	India	25,000	25,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	India	3,173,000	3,771,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	63
Juang	India	47,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kamar	India	31,000	33,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	1
Kandha Gauda	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kawar	India	984,000	988,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kharia	India	753,000	765,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-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
Kol	India	1,756,000	1,758,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Koli Mahadev	India	1,669,000	1,686,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	33
Kolowar	India	240,000	240,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Konyak	India	239,000	241,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Korku	India	1,035,000	1,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Koya	India	784,000	784,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Koya Eti	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Kui Khond	India	1,832,000	1,837,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	134,000	174,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Mandia	India	2,600	2,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.28 %	-1	1
Mankirdia	India	2,400	2,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.66 %	-1	-1 -
Munda	India	3,665,000	3,810,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,446,000	4,607,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Pao	India	58,000	58,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	1
Pardhan	India	316,000	316,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	6
Pardhi	India	363,000	363,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	7
Parja	India	489,000	489,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Sahariya	India	860,000	864,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	17
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 -
Shabar	India	529,000	529,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sonr	India	45,000	45,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	796,000	1,521,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	16
Thakkar	India	583,000	589,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	12
Varli	India	1,241,000	1,246,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.42 %	-1	25
Totals: 75						61 ●			1,488

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	hlb
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Bastari
Bhunjia
Govari of Balaghat
Halabi
Halba
Halvas
Halvi
Holva
Kawari
Kunbi
Mahara
Mahari
Mahari (Mahara)
Mehari
Muri (Muria)
Muria

Dialects
Adkuri
Bastari
Chandari
Gachikolo
Mehari
Muri
Sundi

Dialect Alternate Names
Halba
Halbi: Bastari
Muria

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1989-1998
New Testament	2002-2017
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Halbi
General	Gospel website in this language
General	Gospel website in this language
Mobile App	Download Bible from Google Play Store
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	Online New Testament (Bibles India)
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

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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