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Language: Shina

Estimated Global Speakers

395,000

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 *
Saryara (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,500	3,500	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shin	Pakistan	34,000	34,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	7,800	13,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 3						3 ●			3

* 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	9,830,000	9,964,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	197
Arghun	Pakistan	2,000	2,100	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Awan	Pakistan	5,229,000	5,249,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	105
Bafinda	Pakistan	85,000	99,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	14,000	17,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Burusho	Pakistan	212,000	212,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Christian	Pakistan	277,000	1,707,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhund	India	10,000	624,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhund	Pakistan	614,000	624,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	41,000	476,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gakkhar	Pakistan	51,000	51,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	India	1,015,000	3,060,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,045,000	3,060,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	41
Hajam	Pakistan	1,868,000	4,305,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	37
Jangam (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	900	900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	28,827,000	29,863,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	577
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	816,000	817,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	16
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	193,000	193,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	6,722,000	7,785,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	134
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,063,000	7,785,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	21
Khoja	Pakistan	771,000	1,195,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	15
Kumangar	Pakistan	1,000	1,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	39,000	47,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,784,000	2,436,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	36
Makhmi	India	12,000	114,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Makhmi	Pakistan	102,000	114,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	13,000	620,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	India	23,000	66,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	Pakistan	43,000	66,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	Pakistan	1,099,000	2,900,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	22
Mussali	Pakistan	2,254,000	2,267,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	45
Pashtun	Pakistan	26,061,000	29,661,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	521
Pashtun Azmat Kanore Khel	Pakistan	27,000	27,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Bara Khel	Pakistan	26,000	26,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Jadun (Gadoon)	Pakistan	144,000	144,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Jafloor	Pakistan	37,000	37,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Jagoor	Pakistan	27,000	27,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Langar Khel	Pakistan	36,000	36,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Maliar	Pakistan	189,000	189,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Mandanri (Manezai)	Pakistan	1,124,000	1,124,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	22
Pashtun Neelar	Pakistan	42,000	42,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Usman Khel	Pakistan	355,000	355,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	7
Pashtun Utman Khel	Pakistan	188,000	188,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Yusafzai	Pakistan	2,926,000	3,788,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	59
Pashtun, Pathan	India	11,482,000	11,695,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	230
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	India	2,908,000	17,352,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	58
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	14,406,000	17,352,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	288
Rajput Awan	Pakistan	78,000	89,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,156,000	1,167,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	957,000	1,264,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	19
Rajput Chib	Pakistan	37,000	38,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Gakkhar	Pakistan	59,000	63,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	218,000	222,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Rajput Jaral	Pakistan	18,000	20,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Khakkha	Pakistan	58,000	59,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Khokhar	Pakistan	60,000	62,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mandial	Pakistan	29,000	32,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mangral	Pakistan	44,000	45,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	78,000	81,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rigzong	Pakistan	1,400	8,500	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sayyid	Pakistan	5,354,000	14,530,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	107
Shaikh	Pakistan	10,559,000	223,464,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	211
Shaikh Qureshi	Pakistan	869,000	9,073,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	17
Sudhan	Pakistan	139,000	160,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Tanaoli	Pakistan	602,000	602,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	12
Tarakhehas	India	12,000	34,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarakhehas	Pakistan	22,000	34,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,571,000	2,587,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	51
Ulema (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	229,000	234,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	India	5,700	5,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yashkun	Pakistan	1,600	1,600	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 71						70 ●			2,972

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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

Bible 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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