People group profile · PG041943
The Kabui Naga of India
The Kabui Naga of India, numbering about 122,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Naga group also called Rongmei who trace origin to a cave in Manipur alongside the Zemi and Liangmei, revering the bison. Shifting and wet cultivation remain primary, and they follow their traditional religion.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Rongmei Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 122,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Rongmei Naga (nbu)
- 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: Tamenglong district; also Nagaland, Assam
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kabui 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 No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kabui 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
Protestantism · Christianity
85% adherents
Primary language
Rongmei Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Rongmei Naga
Gospel resources in Rongmei Naga
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Naga, Rongmei)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kabui Naga
- 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.
- 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.
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