People group profile · PG007400
The Thami of China
The Thami of China, numbering about 600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous tribe of the hills east of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
They are a diaspora people in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Thangmi.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 600
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tibetan
- Primary language
- Thangmi (thf)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Xizang Autonomous Region
Where they live
Gospel status
The Thami 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 Thami
- 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
Primary language
Thangmi · Sino-Tibetan family
70% speak Thangmi
Gospel resources in Thangmi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Thami
- 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.
Thami in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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