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Language: Kuvi

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416,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Bhottada	India	460,000	460,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	9
Kui, Kuvi Khond	Bangladesh	5,200	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.93 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						1 ●			9

* 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	207,000	207,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	4
Aka	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.74 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	502,000	503,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Bagata	India	147,000	147,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	3
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	India	2,907,000	2,987,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.09 %	-1	58
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	India	6,162,000	6,319,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	123
Bathudi	India	231,000	231,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Bhandari	India	649,000	649,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	13
Bhattra	India	313,000	313,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,969,000	17,462,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.76 %	-1	339
Bhuiya	India	2,101,000	2,114,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	42
Bhumia	India	158,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	3
Bhumij	India	1,127,000	1,156,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	23
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,595,000	1,595,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Bondo Poraja	India	12,000	12,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.35 %	-1	1
Bru	India	205,000	207,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.91 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chandala	India	7,100	7,100	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Chenchu	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.82 %	-1	1
Christian	India	1,253,000	1,583,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Devangri	India	51,000	51,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dewar	India	1,020,000	1,020,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	20
Dhakoda	India	17,000	17,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhangar Bharwad	India	2,807,000	2,822,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.04 %	-1	56
Dhanka	India	423,000	423,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.29 %	-1	8
Dharua	India	19,000	19,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	1
Dhimar	India	1,863,000	1,863,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	37
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	India	12,019,000	12,341,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	240
Didayi	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.52 %	-1	1
Dom (Hindu traditions)	India	2,165,000	2,202,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	43
Gadaba	India	133,000	133,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	3
Ganda	India	1,271,000	1,271,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	25
Gandia Odisha	India	3,500	3,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.18 %	-1	1
Gangte	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.81 %	-1	-1 -
Garo	India	1,105,000	1,235,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gauda	India	2,027,000	2,027,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.08 %	-1	41
Ghara	India	300	300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	12.31 %	-1	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	India	447,000	448,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	India	289,000	289,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	6
Gond	India	14,385,000	14,391,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.87 %	-1	288
Gond Dorla	India	162,000	162,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.60 %	-1	3
Gond Jhare	India	102,000	102,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Gond Rajgond	India	1,217,000	1,217,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.56 %	-1	24
Goudu	India	7,200	7,200	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Guna	India	2,000	2,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Guria	India	737,000	737,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	15
Halba	India	735,000	735,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hill Reddi	India	400	400	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.84 %	-1	1
Hmar	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,081,000	1,149,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	22
Holar	India	164,000	164,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	3
Jatapu	India	143,000	143,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.15 %	-1	3
Juang	India	47,000	47,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	1
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kammara	India	121,000	121,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.72 %	-1	2
Kandha Gauda	India	27,000	27,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.82 %	-1	1
Kandra	India	668,000	668,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	13
Karan	India	528,000	528,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	11
Karmali	India	130,000	133,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.13 %	-1	3
Karnam	India	83,000	83,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	India	657,000	667,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	13
Kawar	India	993,000	997,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	India	7,837,000	9,731,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.03 %	-1	157
Khairwar	India	422,000	423,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.23 %	-1	8
Khandait	India	1,740,000	1,742,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	35
Kharia	India	760,000	772,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.47 %	-1	-1 -
Kharwar	India	571,000	580,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	11
Kisan	India	1,636,000	1,642,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	33
Kol	India	1,773,000	1,775,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	35
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	711,000	711,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.27 %	-1	14
Koli Mahadev	India	1,685,000	1,702,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	34
Kolowar	India	243,000	243,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	5
Kolta	India	671,000	671,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	13
Komarao	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Konda Dhora	India	234,000	234,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.00 %	-1	5
Konda Kapu	India	21,000	21,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.99 %	-1	1
Konda Reddi	India	123,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.91 %	-1	2
Kori	India	2,600,000	2,623,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	52
Korku	India	1,045,000	1,047,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korku Nahal	India	113,000	113,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	2
Korwa	India	452,000	455,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kotia	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.43 %	-1	1
Koya	India	791,000	791,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	16
Koya Dora	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.80 %	-1	1
Koya Eti	India	36,000	36,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Kui Khond	India	1,850,000	1,855,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.22 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	136,000	177,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kuli	India	16,000	16,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	India	15,753,000	16,097,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	315
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	India	19,066,000	19,362,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	381
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	India	9,535,000	9,831,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	191
Mahishya	India	9,961,000	10,664,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.36 %	-1	199
Mahli	India	410,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Mali (Hindu traditions)	India	9,993,000	10,145,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	200
Mangala	India	1,935,000	1,936,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	39
Mankidi	India	-1 Unknown	-1 Unknown	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.73 %	-1	1
Manna Dhora	India	20,000	20,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Matia	India	204,000	242,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	4
Mawasi	India	110,000	110,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Meena	India	4,673,000	4,673,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.14 %	-1	93
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions)	India	137,000	137,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.16 %	-1	3
Mukha Dhora	India	44,000	44,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.62 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,701,000	3,848,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.36 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.76 %	-1	1
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.40 %	-1	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	India	11,960,000	12,121,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	239
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	India	4,712,000	8,024,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.48 %	-1	94
Odiya	India	69,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	1
Omanatya	India	31,000	31,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	1
Oraon	India	4,489,000	4,651,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.44 %	-1	-1 -
Paik	India	208,000	208,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.28 %	-1	4
Pan	India	1,365,000	1,369,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	27
Parja	India	494,000	494,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.32 %	-1	10
Parja Bonda	India	40,000	40,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.27 %	-1	1
Parja Jodia	India	15,000	15,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.24 %	-1	1
Parja Parenga	India	59,000	59,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	1
Parja Pengo	India	54,000	54,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Pentia	India	10,000	10,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.25 %	-1	1
Rabha	India	371,000	373,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	India	45,746,000	45,830,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	915
Rongmei	India	100,000	100,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Rosa	India	37,000	37,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.66 %	-1	1
Santal	India	7,666,000	8,362,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	988,000	991,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.71 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jadu	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.08 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Jati	India	34,000	34,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	22.81 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Kapusavar	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.95 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Khotto	India	18,000	18,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	39.13 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Lanjia	India	24,000	24,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	29.25 %	-1	-1 -
Saora Malia	India	68,000	68,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	30.37 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	247,000	247,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	534,000	534,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.07 %	-1	-1 -
Sonr	India	46,000	46,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	1
Sounti	India	114,000	114,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.10 %	-1	2
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	India	804,000	1,537,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.18 %	-1	16
Swangla	India	9,700	9,700	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tamudia	India	9,300	9,300	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tanla	India	70,000	70,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.42 %	-1	1
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	India	4,873,000	5,072,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	97
Teli (Hindu traditions)	India	18,867,000	19,378,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.02 %	-1	377
Thadou	India	219,000	219,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thangal	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.62 %	-1	-1 -
Tharua	India	9,500	9,500	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.39 %	-1	1
Tipera	India	635,000	760,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	8.31 %	-1	-1 -
Tiyar	India	496,000	557,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	10
Vaiphei	India	46,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.23 %	-1	-1 -
Valmiki	India	72,000	72,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.28 %	-1	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	India	58,887,000	60,161,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	1178
Yerukula	India	542,000	542,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.77 %	-1	11
Totals: 153						117 ●			6,453

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Ethnologue Code	kxv
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
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Language Alternate Names
Dongria Khond
Jatapu
Khondh
Khondi
Kond
Kuvi Kond
Kuvi, Odisha
Kuvinga
Kuwi
Laxmipur
Rayagada

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New Testament	2020-1987
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Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kuvi
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Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book
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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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