People group profile · PG041779
The Mao of India
The Mao of India, numbering about 107,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Naga group of northern Manipur bordering Nagaland who call themselves Memei, descendants of Momilu from Maikhel village. Terraced paddy cultivation remains primary, supplemented by hunting and fishing, following Christianity.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Mao Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 107,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Mao Naga (nbi)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Manipur (northern, bordering Nagaland)
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mao 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 No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mao
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
69% adherents
Primary language
Mao Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Mao Naga
Gospel resources in Mao Naga
- Bible available, published 2001
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Naga, Mao)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mao
- 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.
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