People group profile · PG042023
The Khienungan of India
The Khienungan of India, numbering about 56,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Naga ethnic group indigenous to the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.
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 Khiamniungan Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 56,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Khiamniungan Naga (kix)
- 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
- Nagaland: east central Tuensang district
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khienungan 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 Khienungan
- 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
43% adherents
Primary language
Khiamniungan Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Khiamniungan Naga
Gospel resources in Khiamniungan Naga
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Khiamniungan)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khienungan
- 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.
Khienungan in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khiamngan Naga | Myanmar | 2,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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