People group profile · PG006296
The Southwestern Tamang of Nepal
The Southwestern Tamang of Nepal, numbering about 196,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a language of Nepal, Narayani zone: west Makwanpur and Chitawan districts, and south and southwest.
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 Eastern Tamang.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 196,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Himalayan
- Primary language
- Eastern Tamang (taj)
- 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
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Widespread across Bagmati and Kosi provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southwestern Tamang 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Southwestern Tamang
- 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
90% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Tamang · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Eastern Tamang
Gospel resources in Eastern Tamang
- Bible available, published 2012
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southwestern Tamang
- 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.
- 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.
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