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Language: Shina

Estimated Global Speakers

594,000

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	16,000	615,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,800	3,800	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shin	Pakistan	41,000	41,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yashkun	Pakistan	2,000	2,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	9,400	14,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 5						5 ●			5

* 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 *
Arain (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	11,313,000	11,446,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	226
Awan	Pakistan	5,554,000	5,574,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	111
Bafinda	Pakistan	103,000	117,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	17,000	20,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Burusho	Pakistan	258,000	258,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Changgar	Pakistan	360,000	366,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Christian	Pakistan	171,000	1,565,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhund	India	10,000	640,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhund	Pakistan	630,000	640,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	48,000	480,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gakkhar	Pakistan	61,000	61,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	India	1,009,000	3,461,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,452,000	3,461,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	49
Hajam	Pakistan	2,143,000	4,544,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	43
Jangam (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,000	1,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	32,942,000	33,970,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	659
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	234,000	234,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	6,681,000	7,988,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	134
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,307,000	7,988,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Khattar	Pakistan	79,000	79,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Kumangar	Pakistan	1,200	2,100	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	47,000	55,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,063,000	2,708,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	41
Makhmi	India	12,000	135,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Makhmi	Pakistan	123,000	135,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Mangrik	India	23,000	76,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	Pakistan	53,000	76,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,928,000	1,968,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	39
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	3,448,000	3,521,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	69
Moghal	Pakistan	1,306,000	3,097,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Pashtun	Pakistan	30,315,000	33,845,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	606
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,419,000	11,637,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	228
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	India	2,893,000	19,607,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	58
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	16,680,000	19,607,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	334
Rajput Awan	Pakistan	60,000	71,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	642,000	948,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	13
Rajput Chib	Pakistan	41,000	42,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Gakkhar	Pakistan	38,000	42,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	246,000	250,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Rajput Khakkha	Pakistan	37,000	38,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Khokhar	Pakistan	34,000	36,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mandial	Pakistan	28,000	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mangral	Pakistan	25,000	26,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	71,000	74,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Tonwar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	118,000	153,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rigzong	Pakistan	1,700	8,700	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sayyid	Pakistan	8,015,000	17,132,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	160
Shaikh	Pakistan	13,327,000	235,151,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	267
Sudhan	Pakistan	169,000	189,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Tanaoli	Pakistan	731,000	731,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	15
Tarakhehas	India	12,000	39,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarakhehas	Pakistan	27,000	39,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	3,039,000	3,055,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	61
Teli (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,882,000	4,578,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	58
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	India	5,700	5,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 55						54 ●			3,311

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	scl
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Portions
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Language Alternate Names
Astor
Astori (Astor)
Bagrote
Brokpa
Bunji
Chilas
Chilasi Kohistani (Chilas)
Darel
Dras
Gilgit
Gilgiti (Bagrote)
Gurezi
Haramosh
Harban
Hunza-Nagar
Kharmangi
Punial
Rondu
Satpara
Sazin
Shinaki
Sina
Tangir

Dialects
Astori
Chilasi Kohistani
Drasi
Gilgiti
Gurezi

Dialect Alternate Names
Astori
Bagrote
Bunji
Chilas
Chilasi Kohistani
Darel
Dras
Gilgit
Haramosh
Harban
Hunza-nagar
Kashmiri: Gurezi
Kharmangi
Punial
Rondu
Satpara
Sazin
Shina: Astori
Shina: Chilasi Kohistani
Shina: Dras
Shina: Drasi
Shina: Gilgiti
Shina: Gurezi
Shina: Kharmangi
Shina: Satpara
Shina: Sinai
Sinai
Tangir

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1929
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported

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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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