Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Mising - (mrg)

Alternate Name(s): Mishing, Mising, Murong (Bangladesh)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Polytheism

Country: India

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Population: 850,000

Global Population: 850,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity

Overview: The Miri of India, numbering 850,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Mising. The primary religion practiced by the Miri is polytheism, a belief in multiple deities that are often arranged as pantheons of gods or goddeses.

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