People group profile · PG023969
The Munji-Yidgha of Afghanistan
The Munji-Yidgha of Afghanistan, numbering about 8,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an eastern Iranian Pamiri people of the Munjan Valley in northeastern Afghanistan. They speak Munji, a Pamiri language, and are predominantly Shia Muslims with a distinct mountain cultural identity.
They are an indigenous people in the Kashmiri people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam, and they primarily speak Munji.
Fast facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 8,900
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kashmiri
- Primary language
- Munji (mnj)
- Primary religion
- Shia 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
- Badakhshan province: Kuran wa Munjan district, Mamalgha and Munjan valleys
Where they live
Gospel status
The Munji-Yidgha 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 Munji-Yidgha
- 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
Shia Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Munji · Indo-European family
100% speak Munji
Gospel resources in Munji
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Munji-Yidgha
- 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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