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The Mao of India

The Mao of India, numbering approximately 107,000 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a Naga group of northern Manipur bordering Nagaland who call themselves Memei, descendants of Momilu from Maikhel village. Terraced paddy cultivation remains primary, supplemented by hunting and fishing, following Christianity and can also be known as [no data].
They are an Indigenous people, with Illemei (Mao Naga) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Protestantism.
They primarily speak Naga, Mao.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Mao are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Mao are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

No longer Unreached

The Mao are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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