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Language: Nyishi

Estimated Global Speakers

285,000

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 *
Bangni	India	700	700	●	Christianity	2 ●	45.01 %	-1	-1 -
Nishang	India	2,900	2,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	63.93 %	-1	-1 -
Nissi	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	53.13 %	-1	-1 -
Nyishi	India	251,000	251,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.71 %	-1	-1 -
Pailibo	India	1,200	1,200	●	Christianity	3 ●	70.94 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 5						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.

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Adi	India	69,000	73,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.03 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Gallong	India	18,000	18,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.08 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Minyong	India	24,000	24,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	17.76 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Padam	India	14,000	14,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.11 %	-1	-1 -
Adi Ramo	India	1,400	1,600	●	Unknown	2 ●	45.87 %	-1	-1 -
Aka	India	11,000	11,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	26.74 %	-1	-1 -
Ao	India	233,000	233,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	99.07 %	-1	-1 -
Arleng	India	500,000	501,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	19.74 %	-1	-1 -
Bharia Bhumia	India	322,000	322,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.07 %	-1	6
Bhil	India	16,909,000	17,403,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.77 %	-1	338
Bhumij	India	1,124,000	1,154,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.02 %	-1	22
Bokar	India	4,700	9,100	●	Christianity	3 ●	68.38 %	-1	-1 -
Bori	India	3,400	3,400	●	Christianity	3 ●	79.12 %	-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
Galong	India	81,000	81,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	27.45 %	-1	-1 -
Garasia	India	393,000	405,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	0.15 %	-1	8
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
Hill Miri	India	300	300	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.39 %	-1	-1 -
Idu	India	32,000	42,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.25 %	-1	-1 -
Jaunsari	India	93,000	93,000	●	Hinduism	0 ☀	0.05 %	-1	2
Khampti	India	18,000	27,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.89 %	-1	1
Khasi (War-Khasi)	India	1,265,000	1,287,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	73.17 %	-1	-1 -
Kolha	India	712,000	712,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.26 %	-1	14
Miniyong	India	8,000	8,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	19.76 %	-1	-1 -
Miri	India	689,000	689,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.16 %	-1	14
Mishmi	India	3,400	3,400	●	Hinduism	2 ●	10.02 %	-1	-1 -
Mizo Lushai	India	567,000	569,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	98.84 %	-1	-1 -
Momba	India	4,500	13,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.69 %	-1	1
Monpa	India	40,000	137,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.94 %	-1	1
Nocte	India	39,000	39,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	63.17 %	-1	-1 -
Padam	India	2,400	2,400	●	Unknown	2 ●	34.81 %	-1	-1 -
Parja	India	498,000	498,000	●	Hinduism	1 ●	1.31 %	-1	10
Pasi	India	1,000	1,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	10.38 %	-1	-1 -
Puroik	India	4,400	4,900	●	Unknown	2 ●	45.18 %	-1	-1 -
Rabha	India	370,000	372,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.26 %	-1	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	India	7,639,000	7,898,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	5.77 %	-1	-1 -
Saora	India	984,000	987,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	16.77 %	-1	-1 -
Shabar	India	532,000	532,000	●	Hinduism	2 ●	9.14 %	-1	-1 -
Sherdukpen	India	3,500	3,700	●	Buddhism	1 ●	0.74 %	-1	1
Simong	India	2,600	2,600	●	Unknown	2 ●	40.87 %	-1	-1 -
Singpho	India	8,600	8,600	●	Buddhism	2 ●	5.91 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa	India	15,000	84,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	62.57 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Moglum	India	2,600	2,600	●	Unknown	2 ●	20.94 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Mossang	India	3,900	3,900	●	Christianity	3 ●	92.81 %	-1	-1 -
Tangsa Taisen	India	1,100	1,100	●	Unknown	2 ●	30.23 %	-1	-1 -
Tanu	India	44,000	44,000	●	Unknown	2 ●	21.66 %	-1	-1 -
Wancho	India	65,000	65,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	89.59 %	-1	-1 -
Totals: 49						14 ●			706

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

Language Alternate Names
Bangni
Dafla
Daphla
Lel
Nil
Nishi
Nisi
Nissi
Nyising

Dialects
Aka Lel
Bangni
East Kameng
Nishang

Dialect Alternate Names
Bangni
Dafla
Daphla
Lel
Nishang
Nishi
Nisi
Nissi
Nyishi
Nyishi: East Kameng
Nyising

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1957-1982
New Testament	2002
Complete Bible	2016

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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 Nyishi
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Nyishi
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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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 suggested updates.
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.
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