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People group profile · PG006271

The Manangi of Nepal

The Manangi of Nepal, numbering about 6,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal.

They are an indigenous people in the South Himalayan people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Manangba.

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Fast facts

Country
Nepal
Population
6,900
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
South Himalayan
Primary language
Manangba (nmm)
Primary religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Pioneer Unreached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia
Location
Gandaki province: Manang district, Neshyang municipality, Braka, Ghyaru, Humde, Khangsar, Manang, Ngawal, Pisang, and Tengki villages

Where they live

Gospel status

The Manangi 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, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Manangi

  • 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

Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism

Primary language

Manangba · Sino-Tibetan family

71% speak Manangba

Gospel resources in Manangba

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Manangi

  1. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  2. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  3. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  4. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.

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