People group profile · PG041890
The Paite of India
The Paite of India, numbering about 95,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of India.
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 Paite Chin.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 95,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Paite Chin (pck)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Assam state; Manipur: Churachandpur district, Khuga valley, Copur Bazar; Mizoram: Aizawl district, Champhai sub-district, 20 villages; Tripura state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Paite 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 Paite
- 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
44% adherents
Primary language
Paite Chin · Sino-Tibetan family
85% speak Paite Chin
Gospel resources in Paite Chin
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chin, Paite)
Bibles
- 2004 Bibles International · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Paite
- 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.
- 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.
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