Nissi in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge
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People Name General Nissi
People Name in Country Nissi
Alternate Names Dafla; Nishang; Nishi; Nyishi; निस्सी
Population this Country 43,000
Population all Countries 43,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 17783
ROP3 Code 113247
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 7
Largest States
Arunachal Pradesh
35,000
Assam
7,700
Delhi
60
Meghalaya
50
Nagaland
40
Manipur
40
West Bengal
40
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 7
  Arunachal Pradesh 35,000
  Assam 7,700
  Delhi 60
  Meghalaya 50
  Nagaland 40
  Manipur 40
  West Bengal 40
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.31 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
54.43 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
20.28 %
Islam
0.47 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.14 %
Unknown
24.37 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Nyishi (37,000 speakers)
Language Code njz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 19
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Assamese
1,100
Hindi
200
Adi
90
Naga, Nocte
20
Nepali
20
Naga, Tangshang: Tangsa
10
Bengali Boro (India) Karbi
Anal Naga, Ao Tagin
Garo English Sartang
Primary Language Nyishi (37,000 speakers)
Language Code njz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 19
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Assamese 1,100
  Hindi 200
  Adi 90
  Naga, Nocte 20
  Nepali 20
  Naga, Tangshang: Tangsa 10
  Bengali 10
  Boro (India) 10
  Karbi 0
  Anal 0
  Naga, Ao 0
  Tagin 0
  Garo 0
  English 0
  Sartang 0
People Groups Speaking Nyishi

Primary Language:  Nyishi

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1957-1982)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2002)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2016)
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) 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
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Nyishi Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Nyishi YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Nyishi YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Nyishi Literacy & Evangelism International
Photo Source Rev. T. Kampu 
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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