People group profile · PG006721
The Darang Deng of China
The Darang Deng of China, numbering about 12,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small, indigenous ethnolinguistic people of southeastern Tibet (China) who belong to the broader Deng / Mishmi cultural complex that spans China, India, and Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Digaro-Mishmi.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 12,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Tibeto-Burmese
- Primary language
- Digaro-Mishmi (mhu)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Taraon Deng, Tarang Deng
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- southeastern Tibet: Zayu County
Where they live
Gospel status
The Darang Deng 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 Darang Deng
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
86% adherents
Primary language
Digaro-Mishmi · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Digaro-Mishmi
Gospel resources in Digaro-Mishmi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Digaro-Mishmi)
Bibles
- Wycliffe India Version · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Darang Deng
- 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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