People group profile · PG006418
The Wanetsi of Pakistan
The Wanetsi of Pakistan, numbering about 9,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Pashtun ethnolinguistic community of northern Balochistan (Pakistan), defined primarily by their use of Wanetsi (Waṇetsi)—a rare and archaic Eastern Iranian language that is related to, but distinct from Pashto.
They are an indigenous people in the Pashtun people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Waneci.
Fast facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 9,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Pashtun
- Primary language
- Waneci (wne)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Balochistan province: northeast in Harnai area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Wanetsi are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Wanetsi
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Waneci · Indo-European family
100% speak Waneci
Gospel resources in Waneci
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Waneci)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Wanetsi
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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