People group profile · PG024678
The Kalmyk-Oirats of Uzbekistan
The Kalmyk-Oirats of Uzbekistan, numbering about 1,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uzbekistan; a dialect subgroup of Kalmyk-Oirat (xal).
They are a diaspora people in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Mahayana Buddhism, and they primarily speak Kalmyk.
Fast facts
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Population
- 1,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mongolian
- Primary language
- Kalmyk (xal)
- Primary religion
- Mahayana Buddhism
- 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 Kalmyk-Oirats 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 Kalmyk-Oirats
- 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
Mahayana Buddhism · Buddhism
75% adherents
Primary language
Kalmyk · Mongolic-Khitan family
100% speak Kalmyk
Gospel resources in Kalmyk
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kalmyk-Oirat)
Bibles
- 2002 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kalmyk-Oirats
- 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.
Oirat, Western Mongul in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107607) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmyk-Oirats | Mongolia | 191,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kalmyk-Oirats | Russian Federation | 183,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kok Nur Oirat | China | 105,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kalmyk-Oirats | Kyrgyzstan | 8,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Oirat | United States | 1,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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