People group profile · PG042146
The Tangsa of India
The Tangsa of India, numbering about 86,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a tribal community of the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, an umbrella designation for over thirty hill-dwelling groups, non-vegetarian, with diverse religious practices including traditional religion, Buddhism, and Christianity.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Tase Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 86,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Tase Naga (nst)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tangsa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tangsa
- 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
Primary language
Tase Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Tase Naga
Gospel resources in Tase Naga
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2019 Evangel Bible Translators · video, audio, text
- Evangel Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tangsa
- 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.
Tangsa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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