People group profile · PG023971
The Kati Nuristani of Afghanistan
The Kati Nuristani of Afghanistan, numbering about 155,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of the main tribes of Nuristani people in Afghanistan.
They are an indigenous people in the Nuristani people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kati.
Fast facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 155,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Nuristani
- Primary language
- Kati (bsh)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Also known as
- Bashgali, Kati, Kata viri, Kativiri, Kâtʹa-vari
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Badakhshan, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces: smaller areas in Laghman and Panjsher provinces; Eastern Kativiri dialect: upper Bashgal valley (Barg-e-Matal); Mumviri dialect: Gabalgrom, Mangul, and Sasku villages in Bashgal valley; Western Kativiri dialect:
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kati Nuristani 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 Kati Nuristani
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Kati · Indo-European family
25% speak Kati
Gospel resources in Kati
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not 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 Kati Nuristani
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Bashgali-Kati in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101097) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kati Nuristani | Pakistan | 9,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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