People group profile · PG009453
The Khiamngan Naga of Myanmar
The Khiamngan Naga of Myanmar, numbering about 2,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Naga ethnic group indigenous to the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.
They are a diaspora people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Khiamniungan Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 2,300
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Khiamniungan Naga (kix)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khiamngan Naga 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 Khiamngan Naga
- 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
Primary language
Khiamniungan Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Khiamniungan Naga
Gospel resources in Khiamniungan Naga
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Khiamniungan)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khiamngan Naga
- 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.
- 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.
Khiamngan Naga in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khienungan | India | 56,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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