Sema in India


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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People Name General Sema
People Name in Country Sema
Alternate Names Dayang; Sema Naga; Simi; सीमा
Population this Country 274,000
Population all Countries 274,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 18071
ROP3 Code 113571
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 14
Largest States
Nagaland
266,000
Assam
6,300
Meghalaya
400
Delhi
300
Arunachal Pradesh
300
West Bengal
200
Manipur
70
Kerala
60
Madhya Pradesh
60
Tamil Nadu
60
Punjab
30
Chhattisgarh
10
Uttar Pradesh
10
Karnataka
10
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 14
  Nagaland 266,000
  Assam 6,300
  Meghalaya 400
  Delhi 300
  Arunachal Pradesh 300
  West Bengal 200
  Manipur 70
  Kerala 60
  Madhya Pradesh 60
  Tamil Nadu 60
  Punjab 30
  Chhattisgarh 10
  Uttar Pradesh 10
  Karnataka 10
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.17 %
Christianity  (Evangelical Unknown)
99.31 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.21 %
Islam
0.26 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.01 %
Unknown
0.03 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Naga, Sumi (239,000 speakers)
Language Code nsm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 41
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Naga, Lotha
600
Naga, Yimchungru
500
Naga, Ao
400
Nepali
400
English
400
Naga, Phom
400
Assamese
300
Naga, Chokri
200
Naga, Sangtam
200
Naga, Konyak
200
Naga, Southern Rengma
200
Naga, Angami
100
Hindi
100
Mizo
90
Bengali
90
Primary Language Naga, Sumi (239,000 speakers)
Language Code nsm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 41
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Naga, Lotha 600
  Naga, Yimchungru 500
  Naga, Ao 400
  Nepali 400
  English 400
  Naga, Phom 400
  Assamese 300
  Naga, Chokri 200
  Naga, Sangtam 200
  Naga, Konyak 200
  Naga, Southern Rengma 200
  Naga, Angami 100
  Hindi 100
  Mizo 90
  Bengali 90
People Groups Speaking Naga, Sumi
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.  
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