Naga, Mao language resources

Home People Groups Lists Language: Naga, Mao

Language: Naga, Mao

Estimated Global Speakers

108,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

Complete Bible

Audio Bible

Not Available

Jesus Film

Watch

Gospel Recordings

Listen

Map Notes

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼

Progress Scale: ●●●●●
☀
= Frontier peoples
Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Illemei	India	112,000	112,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
	Totals: 1						0 ●			0

* 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.

Download Data Data Sources Definitions Prayer Cards

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼

Progress Scale: ●●●●●
☀
= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Aimol	India	3,500	3,500	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.39 %	-1	-1 -
Angami	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.67 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	270,000	270,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	585,000	587,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.65 %	-1	-1 -
Barman	India	7,900	79,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.49 %	-1	1
Bhumij	India	1,306,000	1,340,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	26
Binjhal	India	160,000	160,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	3
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	India	1,837,000	1,857,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.20 %	-1	-1 -
Chakhesang	India	183,000	183,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.27 %	-1	-1 -
Chang	India	76,000	76,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.94 %	-1	-1 -
Chiru	India	11,000	11,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.36 %	-1	-1 -
Christian	India	1,467,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-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
Hajang	India	87,000	105,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.95 %	-1	2
Haomei	India	77,000	77,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.28 %	-1	-1 -
Hmar	India	114,000	114,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.87 %	-1	-1 -
Ho	India	1,252,000	1,345,000	●	Unknown	1 ●	2.37 %	-1	25
Kahha	India	62,000	62,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.20 %	-1	-1 -
Kharia	India	880,000	904,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	31.44 %	-1	-1 -
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,454,000	1,477,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	84.41 %	-1	-1 -
Kisan	India	1,894,000	1,903,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.67 %	-1	38
Kolah Lohara	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	3.22 %	-1	1
Kolha	India	828,000	828,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	17
Kom	India	21,000	21,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Konyak	India	279,000	281,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Koren	India	2,200	2,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.04 %	-1	-1 -
Kori	India	3,011,000	3,037,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.12 %	-1	60
Kui Khond	India	1,545,000	1,553,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.52 %	-1	-1 -
Kuki Chin	India	157,000	314,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	91.08 %	-1	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	India	15,338,000	15,714,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	307
Lamkang	India	9,200	9,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	95.18 %	-1	-1 -
Lotha	India	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.22 %	-1	-1 -
Mahli	India	474,000	515,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	2.23 %	-1	9
Maramei	India	32,000	32,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.90 %	-1	-1 -
Maring	India	32,000	32,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.88 %	-1	-1 -
Mech	India	64,000	71,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	27.21 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo	India	168,000	187,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.49 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Fanai	India	17,000	17,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.23 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	659,000	660,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Monpa	India	47,000	143,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Monpa Dirang	India	8,400	8,600	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	1
Munda	India	4,294,000	4,352,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.38 %	-1	-1 -
Mundari	India	30,000	30,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.23 %	-1	-1 -
Naga	India	22,000	22,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	77.37 %	-1	-1 -
Naga Tangkhul	India	232,000	237,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.08 %	-1	-1 -
Oraon	India	5,221,000	5,381,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.46 %	-1	-1 -
Paite (Christian traditions)	India	93,000	93,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.76 %	-1	-1 -
Paite Simte	India	9,100	9,100	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.61 %	-1	-1 -
Pardhi	India	423,000	442,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.06 %	-1	8
Pawi	India	61,000	61,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.62 %	-1	-1 -
Pochury	India	27,000	27,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.93 %	-1	-1 -
Poumai	India	150,000	150,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.00 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	430,000	432,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Rengma	India	80,000	80,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.80 %	-1	-1 -
Rongmei	India	115,000	115,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.29 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	8,872,000	9,138,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.78 %	-1	-1 -
Saora unspecified	India	927,000	931,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	India	61,000	69,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	46.85 %	-1	-1 -
Sema	India	285,000	285,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.33 %	-1	-1 -
Sirte	India	3,200	3,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	88.98 %	-1	-1 -
Tai Man	India	6,700	4,662,000	●	Buddhism	2 ●	21.91 %	-1	-1 -
Thadou	India	253,000	253,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.89 %	-1	-1 -
Thangal	India	4,600	4,600	●	Christianity	3 ●	97.62 %	-1	-1 -
Yimchungra	India	79,000	79,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.30 %	-1	-1 -
Zeliang	India	121,000	121,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	93.67 %	-1	-1 -
Zou	India	29,000	97,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.43 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 67						15 ●			698

Download Data Data Sources Definitions

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

Language Alternate Names
Emela
Imela
Imemai
Maikel
Mao
Memi
Muw
Sopfomie
Sopfomo
Sopvoma
Sopwama
Southern Angami
Spowama

Dialects
Mao Naga
Paomata

Dialect Alternate Names

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1945-1947
New Testament	1960-2001
Complete Bible	1995-2001

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Virtual Storehouse
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

Resource Directories
Scripture Earth
Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Naga, Mao	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%

Disclaimers:

Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. In rare instances a representative photo may be used.
Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.

Joshua Project

Frontier Ventures

--; ?>