People group profile · PG006185
The Chamlinge Rai of Nepal
The Chamlinge Rai of Nepal, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kiranti people of Nepal's Khotang district, part of the Rai confederation whose Kirat ancestors are traditionally credited with ruling the Kathmandu Valley for over a thousand years, blending Hindu practice with Kirat Mundhum tradition.
They are an indigenous people in the South Himalayan people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Camling.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 15,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Himalayan
- Primary language
- Camling (rab)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Kosi province: Bhojpur, Ilam, Jhapa, Khotang, Morang, Panchthar, Sankhuwasabha, Sunsari, and Udayapur districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chamlinge Rai are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Chamlinge Rai
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Gospel resources in Camling
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chamling)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chamlinge Rai
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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