Chiru in India people group profile

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Population

10,000

Main Language

Chiru

Largest Religion

Christianity 98.36%

Christian

98.36% *

Evangelical

Unknown

Progress

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%

* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

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Sources: People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project

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General Info

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People Name General	Chiru
People Name in Country	Chiru
Alternate Names	चीरू
Population this Country	10,000
Population all Countries	10,000
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

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Chiru

Affinity Bloc	South Asian Peoples
People Cluster	South Asia Tribal - other
People Group	Chiru
Ethnic Code	CNN25

Geography

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Region

Continent

Yes

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Persecution Rank

11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

Total States on file

Largest States

Manipur 9,500	Nagaland 600	Assam 200
Arunachal Pradesh 20

Districts

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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

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent *
Buddhism	0.04 %
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown)	98.36 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.83 %
Islam	0.66 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.01 %
Unknown	0.10 %
* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Languages

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Primary Language

Chiru (8,300 speakers)

Language Code

cdf Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages
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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	Hindi	Juang
Chin, Paite	Bengali	Naga, Chang

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

Resources

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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
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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

Sources

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.

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