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Estimated Global Speakers

397,000

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	1,800	4,100	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Shin	Pakistan	39,000	39,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Zargar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	9,100	15,000	●	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	10,776,000	10,928,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	216
Arghun	Pakistan	2,300	2,400	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Awan	Pakistan	5,346,000	5,369,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	107
Bafinda	Pakistan	99,000	115,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Budhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	16,000	19,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Burusho	Pakistan	247,000	247,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Christian	Pakistan	321,000	2,109,000	●	Christianity	3 ●	100.00 %	-1	-1 -
Dhund	India	12,000	705,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Dhund	Pakistan	693,000	705,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Gaddi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	48,000	554,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gakkhar	Pakistan	59,000	59,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	India	1,179,000	3,551,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	24
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,372,000	3,551,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	47
Hajam	Pakistan	2,167,000	5,069,000	●	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	12,640,000	13,681,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	253
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,144,000	1,146,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	23
Karal (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	223,000	223,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	India	7,811,000	9,044,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	156
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,233,000	9,044,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	25
Khoja	Pakistan	894,000	1,387,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	18
Kumangar	Pakistan	1,200	2,200	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	45,000	55,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,094,000	2,863,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	42
Makhmi	India	14,000	132,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Makhmi	Pakistan	118,000	132,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	15,000	732,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	India	27,000	77,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Mangrik	Pakistan	50,000	77,000	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Moghal	Pakistan	1,276,000	3,354,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Mussali	Pakistan	2,548,000	2,563,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	51
Pashtun	Pakistan	30,211,000	33,811,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	604
Pashtun Azmat Kanore Khel	Pakistan	31,000	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Bara Khel	Pakistan	30,000	30,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Jadun (Gadoon)	Pakistan	167,000	167,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Pashtun Jafloor	Pakistan	43,000	43,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Jagoor	Pakistan	31,000	31,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Langar Khel	Pakistan	41,000	41,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Maliar	Pakistan	216,000	216,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Mandanri (Manezai)	Pakistan	1,302,000	1,302,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	26
Pashtun Neelar	Pakistan	49,000	49,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Pashtun Usman Khel	Pakistan	412,000	412,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	8
Pashtun Utman Khel	Pakistan	218,000	218,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4
Pashtun Yusafzai	Pakistan	3,394,000	4,401,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	68
Pashtun, Pathan	India	8,988,000	9,177,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	180
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	India	1,917,000	6,879,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	38
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	4,920,000	6,879,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	98
Rajput Awan	Pakistan	90,000	103,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,922,000	1,935,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	38
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,398,000	1,755,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	28
Rajput Chib	Pakistan	88,000	89,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2
Rajput Gakkhar	Pakistan	68,000	72,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Janjua (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	313,000	317,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	6
Rajput Jaral	Pakistan	21,000	23,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Khakkha	Pakistan	71,000	72,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Khokhar	Pakistan	71,000	73,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mandial	Pakistan	33,000	37,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Mangral	Pakistan	51,000	52,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	138,000	142,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Rigzong	Pakistan	1,600	9,800	●	Buddhism	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Sayyid	Pakistan	6,225,000	17,189,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	124
Shaikh	Pakistan	11,251,000	212,131,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	-1	225
Shaikh Qureshi	Pakistan	1,010,000	10,516,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	20
Sudhan	Pakistan	162,000	186,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3
Tanaoli	Pakistan	699,000	699,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	14
Tarakhehas	India	15,000	41,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarakhehas	Pakistan	26,000	41,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,982,000	3,001,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	60
Ulema (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	266,000	271,000	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	India	6,700	6,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Yashkun	Pakistan	1,900	1,900	●	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 71						70 ●			2,650

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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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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Shina	Jesus Film Project

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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