Sources:
People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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Scripture Prayers for the Chiru in India.
| People Name General | Chiru |
| People Name in Country | Chiru |
| Alternate Names | चीरू |
| Population this Country | 11,000 |
| Population all Countries | 11,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| PeopleID3 | 16598 |
| ROP3 Code | 111801 |
| Country | India | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
| Total States on file | 4 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 4 |
| Manipur 9,500 | |
| Nagaland 600 | |
| Assam 200 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.04 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
98.36 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
0.83 %
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| Islam |
0.66 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
0.10 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Chiru (8,300 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | cdf Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Chiru (8,300 speakers) |
| Language Code | cdf Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 21 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Kom (India) 500 | |
| Hmar 100 | |
| Karbi 60 | |
| Naga, Inpui: Naga, Kabui 60 | |
| English 50 | |
| Gangte 50 | |
| Naga, Liangmai 20 | |
| Naga, Mao 20 | |
| Naga, Zeme 20 | |
| Chin, Thado 10 | |
| Hindi 10 | |
| Juang 0 | |
| Chin, Paite 0 | |
| Bengali 0 | |
| Naga, Chang 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Chiru |
Primary Language: Chiru
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2010) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2009-2010) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| General | Scripture Earth Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Mobile App | Android Bible app: Chiru New Testament | Bibles International |
| Photo Source | Charles Keen |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
