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People group profile · PG041979

The Chang Naga of India

The Chang Naga of India, numbering about 82,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of India; a tribal subgroup of the Naga.

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 Chang Naga.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Chang (Naga)

Fast facts

Country
India
Population
82,500
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
Tangsa Naga
Primary language
Chang Naga (nbc)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
30% or Greater but Less than 40%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
Southern Asia, Asia
Location
Assam state; Nagaland: Tuensang district, 36 villages

Where they live

Gospel status

The Chang 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 Chang 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

35% adherents

Primary language

Chang Naga · Sino-Tibetan family

100% speak Chang Naga

Gospel resources in Chang Naga

  • Bible available, published 2002
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Chang Naga

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. 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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