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Language: Karbi

Estimated Global Speakers

389,000

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 *
Arleng	Bangladesh	900	501,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 2						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 *
Anal	India	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.17 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Baiga	India	573,000	576,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.22 %	-1	11
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Binjhal	India	138,000	138,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Binjhia	India	179,000	185,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.45 %	-1	4
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,588,000	1,588,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.21 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	158,000	158,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chakma	India	218,000	760,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	4.91 %	-1	4
Chik Baraik	India	118,000	123,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.34 %	-1	2
Chin Mara	India	44,000	70,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.32 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	9,200	9,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.36 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,263,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Deori	India	53,000	53,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.50 %	-1	1
Garo (A-chik Mande)	India	1,100,000	1,193,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.60 %	-1	-1 -
Gond	India	14,356,000	14,362,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.92 %	-1	287
Hajang	India	75,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	1
Halba	India	733,000	733,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.30 %	-1	15
Haomei	India	67,000	67,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	98,000	98,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Hojai	India	4,300	4,300	●	Hinduism	2 ●	20.28 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	India	146,000	158,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	6.07 %	-1	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	India	280,000	281,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.68 %	-1	6
Kahha	India	54,000	54,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	757,000	769,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.45 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kolah Lohara	India	9,600	9,600	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Korku	India	1,043,000	1,045,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.31 %	-1	21
Korwa	India	450,000	453,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.09 %	-1	9
Kuki Chin	India	135,000	176,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	India	127,000	127,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	11.29 %	-1	-1 -
Lohara	India	267,000	285,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.11 %	-1	5
Lotha	India	179,000	179,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	409,000	441,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	8
Malakkuravan	India	20,000	20,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.44 %	-1	1
Mawasi	India	110,000	110,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.01 %	-1	2
Mizo	India	144,000	163,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	40,000	137,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Munda	India	3,692,000	3,748,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.40 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	26,000	26,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	19,000	19,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.13 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	4,487,000	4,641,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.48 %	-1	-1 -
Pawi	India	53,000	53,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pnar	India	264,000	282,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.86 %	-1	-1 -
Poumai	India	129,000	129,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	69,000	69,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.79 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	99,000	99,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.21 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	246,000	246,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	5,900	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tiwa	India	256,000	256,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.71 %	-1	5
Zeliang	India	104,000	104,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.66 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 57						21 ●			423

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	mjw
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Arleng Alam
Chingthang (Jynthong)
Jynthong
Karbi Karbak
Manchati
Mirlong
Nihang
Puta
Rengkhang
Rong Kethang (Rengkhang)
Rongkhang

Dialects
Amri
Chingthang
Rong Kethang

Dialect Alternate Names
Amri Karbi
Karbi: Amri
Mikir: Amri

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1911-1918
New Testament	1931-2003
Complete Bible	1952-2010

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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 Karbi
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Karbi Holy Bible
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible text (Scripture Earth)
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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