People group profile · PG041361
The Naga of India
The Naga of India, numbering about 416,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are another dominant Naga group of Nagaland whose name recalls ancestors crossing the Dikhu river, tracing origin to the legendary site of Lungterok. Shifting and settled cultivation remain primary, and many now follow Christianity.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Ao Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 416,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Ao Naga (njo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Nagaland: central Mokokchung district
Where they live
Gospel status
The Naga are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Dispersed Church Planting
Next steps for the Naga
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Ao Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Ao Naga
Gospel resources in Ao Naga
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ao)
Bibles
- Common Language Version · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Naga
- 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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