Zeliang in India
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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| People Name General | Zeliang |
| People Name in Country | Zeliang |
| Population this Country | 104,000 |
| Population all Countries | 104,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Hamei; Haomei; Jemi; Liangmei; Zelian; Zemei; Zemi; ज़ेलियांग |
| People ID | 18357 |
| ROP3 Code | 113911 |
| Country | India | ||||||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 11 |
| Nagaland 75,000 | |
| Assam 18,000 | |
| Manipur 9,400 | |
| Meghalaya 600 | |
| Mizoram 300 | |
| Delhi 200 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh 100 | |
| West Bengal 100 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 50 | |
| Chandigarh 30 | |
| Chhattisgarh 20 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Naga, Zeme (97,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | nzm Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Naga, Zeme (97,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | nzm Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 32 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Naga, Liangmai 4,800 | |
| Naga, Tangkhul 600 | |
| Naga, Inpui 300 | |
| English 200 | |
| Assamese 200 | |
| Naga, Angami 100 | |
| Naga, Ao 100 | |
| Hindi 90 | |
| Naga, Sumi 80 | |
| Naga, Chokri 80 | |
| Naga, Lotha 70 | |
| Naga, Southern Rengma 50 | |
| Chin, Thado 30 | |
| Naga, Mao 20 | |
| Tibetan, Central 20 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Naga, Zeme |
Primary Language: Naga, Zeme
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1928-1992) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1978-1992) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1992-2013) |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Naga, Zeme |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Zeme Naga Bible (CL) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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| Buddhism |
0.28 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
93.66 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
3.34 %
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| Islam |
0.19 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
2.52 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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