People group profile · PG024337
The Bukharic Jews of Kyrgyzstan
The Bukharic Jews of Kyrgyzstan, numbering about 550 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a historic Jewish ethnoreligious community of Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. They traditionally speak Bukhori (Judeo-Tajik), a Jewish Persian language, and maintain distinctive cultural traditions within Judaism.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Bukharic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Population
- 550
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Bukharic (bhh)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- 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
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bukharic Jews 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 Bukharic Jews
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Bukharic · Indo-European family
70% speak Bukharic
Gospel resources in Bukharic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bukharic Jews
- 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.
Jew, Bukharan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104244) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukharic Jews | Israel | 94,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bukharic Jews | United States | 60,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bukharic Jews | Kazakhstan | 2,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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