People group profile · PG006268
The Newar of Nepal
The Newar of Nepal, numbering about 1,645,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Nepal Bhasa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 1,645,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Tibeto-Burmese
- Primary language
- Nepal Bhasa (new)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- नेवार, नेवा
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bagmati province: Kathmandu valley; scattered throughout Gandaki, Janakpur, Kosi, and Lumbini provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Newar are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been dispersed church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Newar
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
84% adherents
Primary language
Nepal Bhasa · Sino-Tibetan family
60% speak Nepal Bhasa
Gospel resources in Nepal Bhasa
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Newari)
Bibles
- 1986 Nepal Bible Society · audio
- Newa Christian Literature Center · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Newar
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Newar in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107217) is reported in 1 other country.
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