People group profile · PG024030
The Balkan Romani of Afghanistan
The Balkan Romani of Afghanistan, numbering about 18,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Afghanistan; a dialect subgroup of Balkan Romani (rmn).
They are a diaspora people in the Romani people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Balkan Romani.
Fast facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 18,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Romani
- Primary language
- Balkan Romani (rmn)
- 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
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Balkan Romani 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 Balkan Romani
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Balkan Romani · Indo-European family
100% speak Balkan Romani
Gospel resources in Balkan Romani
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Balkan Romani
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
Roma, Balkan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108397) is reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Romani | Ukraine | 300,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Serbia | 273,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Bulgaria | 267,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | North Macedonia | 106,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Turkiye | 80,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Moldova | 47,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Iran | 35,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Greece | 11,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | France | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Slovenia | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balkan Romani | Italy | 2,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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