People group profile · PG009528
The Tase Naga of Myanmar
The Tase Naga of Myanmar, numbering about 60,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Tangshang Naga people of Myanmar's Sagaing Region whose oral tradition traces migration from the Patkai hills through Yunnan, settling their present territory from around the 1200s onward, nearly all now Baptist Christian.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Tase Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 60,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Tase Naga (nst)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tase Naga are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tase Naga
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Tase Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Tase Naga
Gospel resources in Tase Naga
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2019 Evangel Bible Translators · video, audio, text
- Evangel Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tase Naga
- 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.
Tangsa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109821) is reported in 1 other country.
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